Last Name TING

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Meaning	Local: Among the ancient Gaels or Celts the place where courts were held, and justice administered, was called 'Ting,' i.e., to surround; the circle, the temple, or round hill. The 'Tings' at first were only judicial, but, in process of time they became legislative. The most remarkable object of this kind is the Tynwald, in the Isle of Man. 'Thing,' Saxon, a cause, meeting, a council; German, 'ding,' a court. Dutch, 'Dinger,' a pleader. It is the fourth element in 'Celestial Stem.'

Origin	Chinese, Lithuanian, Indonesian

Rank	9,782 (2000 US census)	21,179 (1990 US census)

Count	3,050 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

5.93%, or 181 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.43%, or 13 total occurrences, as black,
88.43%, or 2697 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
4.07%, or 124 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.15%, or 35 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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