Tankard Surname

206,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tankard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tancred,' very early written Tankard. It is interesting to note that there are no Tankards in the London Directory, and that they are found chiefly in Yorkshire, where the family of Tancred was originally settled.

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Tankard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6811:81,8189,053
Australia5701:47,3615,928
United States5691:637,01051,261
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Bermuda291:2,251365
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4621:52,7616,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Tankard (10) may also be a first name.

Tankard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tancred,' very early written Tankard. It is interesting to note that there are no Tankards in the London Directory, and that they are found chiefly in Yorkshire, where the family of Tancred was originally settled.

Robert Tankard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Emma Tankard, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Tankerd. 1379: ibid.

Edmund Tankard, Patent Roll, 14 Edward IV.

Ricardus Tankart, 1427, Ripon: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

William Tankerd, 1571, Ripon: ibid.

1678. Richard Wood and Ursula Tanckred (Yorkshire): Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

For Tancred, q.v.

Both of these forms of Tancred are found as early as the 14th cent. in English records.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A vulgar corruption, as old as the XIII. cent., of the high-sounding, chivalrous, Tancred. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Old German Tanchard (ninth century), Thancred, from dank-rat, a willing counsellor; or perhaps rather from Anglo-Saxon thanc-red, thoughtful counsellor. compare the Old German names Thancheri, Thancrih, the It. Tancredi, English Tanqueray, German Danco, English Danks.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tankard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tankard is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tankard is the 206,815th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,638,315 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Tankard live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Tankard is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 81,818. In England Tankard is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 28 percent are found.

Tankard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tankard has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tankard surname increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 318 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tankard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tankard last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tankard last name are 3.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tankard earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.48% less than the national average, earning R 179,460 per year; in United States they earn 13.29% less than the national average, earning $37,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $51,110 CAD per year.

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