The Telles surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,230 people carried this name — #6,493 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,500 people counted. That is up 16% from 4,523 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 492 people named Telles live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 212
Salta 62
City of Buenos Aires 57
Formosa 54
San Juan 39
Córdoba 33
Jujuy 19
Santa Fe 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 27 people named Telles.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Rhône 8
Isère 6
Loire 4
Hérault 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Telles in American newspapers,
1903–1941.

Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Telles
Santa Fe New Mexican 1903-04-03
Newspaper page from The Madison Daily Leader carrying the name Telles
The Madison Daily Leader 1922-03-24
Newspaper page from The Laredo Times carrying the name Telles
The Laredo Times 1941-02-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Telles in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1930s.

24 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Telles. The most, 6, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 12
New South Wales 7
Queensland 4
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Telles.

Who carried it

People named Telles,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Maria Telles de Meneses
    Maria Telles de Meneses 1337–1379
  • Rodrigo de Moura Teles
    Rodrigo de Moura Teles 1644–1728 · Catholic priest
  • Raymond Telles
    Raymond Telles 1915–2013 · mayor
  • Gofredo da Silva Teles Júnior
    Gofredo da Silva Teles Júnior 1915–2009 · lawyer
  • Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles
    Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles 1922–2020 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 35 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Telles,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States262 records

262 records of the Telles name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 104
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 97
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paul George Telles

    Born 1949; from Newark, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andres Telles

    Born 1918 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Bliss El Paso; stationary engineer from El Paso County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Grete Telles

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Zaandam from Rotterdam, aged 14. From Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 262 records for Telles in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France11 records

11 records of the Telles name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Telles

    Born 1929 in Décines-Charpieu (Isère); died 1984 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria De Las Telles

    Born 1912 in Spain; died 1999 in Mimet (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Telles

    Born 1932 in Décines-Charpieu; died 1996 in Vénissieux (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Telles in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Telles name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Daniel Telles

    Married in 1666 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Tjaekje Roelf Telles

    Buried in 1795 in Groningen.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Nicolaas Wilhelmus Johannes Telles

    In the population register of Tilburg; born 1901 in Tilburg.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Telles in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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