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The Theis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,425 people carried this name — #5,417 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,204 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 355 people named Theis.

35 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 35
Moselle 118
Paris 47
Meurthe-et-Moselle 20
Puy-de-Dôme 19
Bas-Rhin 16
Eure 15
Loir-et-Cher 11
Yvelines 10

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 151 people named Theis live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 96
Luxembourg Province 55

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

109 people named Theis live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 38
Aargau 12
Bern 11
Schaffhausen 10
St. Gallen 6
Solothurn 5
Basel-Landschaft 5
Basel-Stadt 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

63 people named Theis have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 88 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

Pomeranian 27
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 18
West Pomeranian 9
Warmian-Masurian 4
Greater Poland 3
Lower Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Theis in American newspapers,
1906–1923.

Newspaper page from The Morning Astorian carrying the name Theis
The Morning Astorian 1909-04-04
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald And The Lusk Standard carrying the name Theis
The Lusk Herald And The Lusk Standard 1923-09-20
Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Theis
The Spokane Press 1906-01-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 852,396 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Theis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sophie van Senden Theis d. 1957
  • Alexandre Etienne Guillaume Théis 1765–1842 · writer
  • Johann Theis 1773–1799 · farmer
  • Pierre Theis 1844–1918 · local politician
  • August Theis 1874–1968 · theologian
  • Otto Theis 1876– · philologist

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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