Entwistle Surname

57,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Entwistle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Entwistle,' a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire.

Giles Entwistle, of Entwistle, 1582: Wills at Chester.

Robert Entwistle, of the Foxholes, 1574: ibid.

Thomas Entwistle, of Entwistle, 1620: ibid.

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Entwistle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,8051:11,5961,704
United States2,1911:165,43116,786
Australia8011:33,7024,444
Canada3351:109,98711,787
Scotland1571:34,1013,361
New Zealand1281:35,3786,076
Wales1101:28,1322,887
Northern Ireland1091:16,9272,219
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
France91:7,380,302306,885
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Jersey51:19,8403,614
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland781:56,7934,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,2101:4,679707
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:178,08015,904

Entwistle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Entwistle,' a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire.

Giles Entwistle, of Entwistle, 1582: Wills at Chester.

Robert Entwistle, of the Foxholes, 1574: ibid.

Thomas Entwistle, of Entwistle, 1620: ibid.

1622. Johannes Enwhisley: Preston Guild Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Entwistle (Lancs) = prob. the River- Fork of the Ducks [Old English ened, a duck + twisla, fork of a river] Elyas de Ennetwysel, A.D. 1275-6.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls.

John de Entwisill, A.D. 1334.—Lanc. Fines.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Entwistles or Entwisles originally derived their name from the Lancashire township. The Entwisles of Entwisle were an ancient and very distinguished family: Sir Bertine Entwisell, one of the heroes of Agincourt, and high sheriff of Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1483, belonged to this family the later representatives have been seated at Foxholes since the 16th century (B.). The name was represented in Manchester a hundred years ago (B.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Entwistle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Entwistle Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Entwistle is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Entwistle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,390th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 825,878 people. Entwistle is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Entwistle live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Entwistle is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 4,805 people, or 1 in 11,596. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 35 percent live, Lancashire, where 22 percent live and Greater London, where 4 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Entwistle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Entwistle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Entwistle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Entwistle surname are 7.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Entwistle earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning R 196,440 per year; in United States they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning $51,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $54,092 CAD per year.

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