Tankerville Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Tankerville Surname Definition:

TANKERVILLE: An ancient barony in the arrondissement of Havre in Normandy, called in records Tancredi villa, "the vill of Tancred," and, at the present day, Tancarville. The ancient barons of Tancarville were hereditary chamberlains to the Dukes of Normandy.

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Tankerville Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Tankerville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

TANKERVILLE: An ancient barony in the arrondissement of Havre in Normandy, called in records Tancredi villa, "the vill of Tancred," and, at the present day, Tancarville. The ancient barons of Tancarville were hereditary chamberlains to the Dukes of Normandy. The progenitor of this noble house, so illustrious both in Normandy and England, was Ralph de Tancarville, founder of the groat abbey of St. Georges de Bocherville, and chamberlain and preceptor of William the Conqueror, who in a charter, preserved by Mabillon, calls him "Radulphus, meus magister, aulaeque et camerae princeps." See Dawson Turner's Normandy, ii. 4.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: Tancarville; a local name

— British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber
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Tankerville Last Name Facts

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

Tankerville occurs most in Switzerland. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tankerville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankerville? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Tankerville is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tankerville are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Tankerville is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,173,274. In Switzerland Tankerville is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 100 percent reside. Not including Switzerland Tankerville exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Tankerville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tankerville has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tankerville surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tankravale765/
Tankerfley761/
Dangreville73121/
Dancarville732/
Tankieraval731/
Danker Fulle701/
Tankarival6775/
Tankaraval677/
Tankarvala676/
Dangrevill671/

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