Tampling Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Tampling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas.' The order is Thomas, nick. Tom, diminutive Thomelin or Tomlin, North or South-West English Tamlin, then with intrusive but inevitable, Tamplin; compare Thompson and Thomson from same root.

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Tampling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia281:964,13257,058
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States201:18,122,947588,089
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tampling 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.' The order is Thomas, nick. Tom, diminutive Thomelin or Tomlin, North or South-West English Tamlin, then with intrusive but inevitable, Tamplin; compare Thompson and Thomson from same root. v. Tomlin, Tamblyn, and Taplin.

William Tamlen, 1572: Reg. St. Colomb Major.

Constance Tamblyn, 1743: ibid.

The fem. Thomasine is invariably Tamson in the same register.

Tamson, d. of Joane Jenken, 1573: ibid.

Tamson, d. of John Adam, 1574: ibid.

1785. Married — Tames Mitchell and Sarah Tamplin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tampling Last Name Facts

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

Tampling is found most frequently in Australia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tampling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tampling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tampling is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Tampling is primarily found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Tampling reside; 41 percent reside in Australasia and 41 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 964,132. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 57 percent live, Queensland, where 36 percent live and New South Wales, where 4 percent live. Barring Australia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 29 percent live.

Tampling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tampling has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tampling surname declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tampling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tampling surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Tampling earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamplin932,144/
Templing88165/
Tampilng883/
Thamplin882/
Thamphlin824/
Tampellin821/
Temphling820/
Tamplen80237/
Tabling80118/
Tomplin8013/
Tampiln802/
Tamplim801/
Tamplyn800/
Tanplin800/
Tanpleng7527/
Tablling751/
Tablng711/
Tobling678/
Tanphloeng671/
Tamplem671/
Teubling630/
Thonphlin59135/
Tablenk531/

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