Tamblyn Surname

184,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,293 people bear this surname

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

Tamblyn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom (commonly Tarn) and diminutive Tomlin (commonly Tamlin). The 'b' in Tamblyn is the usual excrescence; compare Hamblin for Hamlin, and v. Tomblin, Tamplin, and Tomlin.

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Tamblyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9391:386,00534,000
England4231:131,72113,026
Canada4181:88,1479,741
Australia3451:78,2489,133
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3341:72,9808,059
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Tamblyn (102) may also be a first name.

Tamblyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom (commonly Tarn) and diminutive Tomlin (commonly Tamlin). The 'b' in Tamblyn is the usual excrescence; compare Hamblin for Hamlin, and v. Tomblin, Tamplin, and Tomlin. It is interesting to notice how determinately the 'o' in Tom became 'a'. Even Tomlinson is found as Taminson.

1689. Baptised — Thomas, son of Thomas Taminson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

North. forms (with intrus. -b-) of Tomlin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Tamberlain; a personal name.

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

Tamblyn is a name at home in the Liskeard district. The name Tamlyn occurred in Widecombe near Ashburton, Devon, in 16th and 17th centuries (Dymond's "Widecombe").

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

Tamblyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamblyn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Tamblyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamblyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 184,892nd most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,178,171 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Tamblyn are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tamblyn is also the 935,178th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 102 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 939 people, or 1 in 386,005. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 20 percent live, Washington, where 8 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Tamblyn occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Tamblyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tamblyn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 728 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamblyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tamblyn surname are 11.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tamblyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.66% more than the national average, earning R 538,620 per year; in United States they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning $49,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.33% more than the national average, earning $68,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambllyn931/
Tamblin86523/
Tomblyn8651/
Tamblym866/
Tanblyn861/
Tamblen861/
Tambling80716/
Tamnblin801/
Tomblin713,586/
Tomblen714/
Tambilling713/
Tombiln712/
Tombling67242/
Thomblin675/
Tanbling672/
Thombling631/
Toimbling630/
Tomblim575/

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