German: from a Germanized short form of any of various Slavic personal names with the first element teš ‘to comfort to console’ (see Tesch and Tessmer ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Tess family from?
You can see how Tess families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tess family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tess families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Tess family living in Connecticut. This was 100% of all the recorded Tess's in USA. Connecticut had the highest population of Tess families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Tess surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Tess. 22% of Tess men worked as a Laborer and 21% of Tess women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tess were Farm Laborer and Stenographer. .
Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Tess life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Tess in 1950 was 30, and 80 in 2004.