Tanksley Surname

117,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,903 people bear this surname

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

Tanksley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanksley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8871:93,24910,471
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

Tanksley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanksley occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tanksley.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanksley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanksley is the 117,870th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,867,165 people. Tanksley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tanksley are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,887 people, or 1 in 93,249. In The United States Tanksley is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Tanksley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tanksley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tanksley last name expanded 1,759 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanksley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanksley last name are 8.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.51% registered to vote for the political party.

Tanksley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning $38,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanksly936/
Tankxley8822/
Tangsley883/
Tamksley880/
Tankslay880/
Tauksley880/
Taksly860/
Taksler8018/
Tanxley801/
Tankxly801/
Taxley7117/
Tanxly710/
Tacsler670/
Toyksler631/
Taxly624/
Taskjelle596/
Thongslay591/
Tauxselle590/
Taxler576/
Taxlee571/
Taxhly571/
Toksli571/
Toxley570/
Thankgella561/
Thaxler531/
Thoxley530/
Tongslai502/
Tongclee501/

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Tanksley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanksley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis