Tainter Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tainter Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Tinter, Dyer [from French teint, a dye (French teinturier, a dyer); Latin tinct-us, a dyeing —tingere, to dye] Stephen le Teynterer.—Hundred Rolls John le Teyntour.—Rolls of Parl.

Tainter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:509,07242,697
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Tainter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Tinter, Dyer [from French teint, a dye (French teinturier, a dyer); Latin tinct-us, a dyeing —tingere, to dye] Stephen le Teynterer.—Hundred Rolls John le Teyntour.—Rolls of Parl.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tainter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tainter is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tainter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 469,804th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,192,372 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tainter are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States Tainter is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Tainter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tainter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 324 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tainter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tainter surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the political party.

Tainter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $45,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tanter92457/
Tainte922/
Tienter86196/
Taintie86176/
Taintey8626/
Tantere8620/
Tainted867/
Teinter863/
Tointer862/
Taynter861/
Taenter861/
Tainteh861/
Taintes861/
Tantier861/
Tanteer861/
Tanhter861/
Teanter860/
Taunter860/
Tante833,673/
Tanthier801/
Tachinte801/
Tainthed801/
Tanteare800/
Tantre77618/
Tanteh77490/
Tainta77357/
Tuinte77218/
Tantet77206/
Tantee77173/
Tantea7783/
Tantte7762/
Tanted7759/
Tainti7751/
Tainty7749/
Tantie7743/
Tantes7740/
Tantir7731/
Thante7723/
Tantey7721/
Tointe7720/
Tiente7716/
Taunte7716/
Teinte7715/
Tanthe775/
Tamnte773/
Tamter772/
Tanteu772/
Taante771/
Tantez771/
Tannte770/
Taichinte751/
Tatemnter751/
Tuenter71427/
Tuinete7197/
Thaente7191/
Tasente7158/
Tacente7157/
Thuinte7116/
Teunter7113/
Teintie7112/
Taainta718/
Tanthie715/
Tanthep715/
Taantee713/
Thantte711/
Tanteep711/
Toinete711/
Teinteh711/
Thanteu711/
Tahante711/
Tointhe711/
Tanteah711/
Ticente711/
Tijente711/
Tayante711/
Thantei711/
Thantee711/
Teantet710/
Tantyor710/
Tanti67428,941/
Tanta679,377/
Tanty677,920/
Toinette67472/
Tamte67164/
Tayantes678/
Tagginti675/
Thaintha674/
Thantead674/
Tissinte672/
Thanthee672/
Thanthir671/
Tainneti671/
Tessinte671/
Tahantie671/
Tajanteu671/
Tanthehe671/
Tanté671/
Thuinteu671/
Tichente671/
Tissente671/
Techinte671/
Teinthed671/

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