Tannock Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tannock Surname Definition:

From Tannock in the parish of Kilbride, Ayrshire. James Tannock ar William Tannock, painters, were born in Kilmarnock.

Tannock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3031:17,6692,126
Australia2211:122,15213,424
England1551:359,47125,733
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Canada451:818,79163,991
Bermuda411:1,592254
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malta11:430,2723,380
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2191:17,0921,822
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tannock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Tannock in the parish of Kilbride, Ayrshire. James Tannock ar William Tannock, painters, were born in Kilmarnock.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

TANNACH, Tannoch: Local. Perhaps from Tannach near Wick, Caithness. There is also a Tannach near Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, and a Tannoch in West Lothian.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Dweller at a Meadow [Gaelic (and Irish) tamhnach]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tannock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tannock is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tannock.

How Common Is The Last Name Tannock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 370,969th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Tannock live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 17,669. In Scotland Tannock is most frequent in: East Ayrshire, where 18 percent are found, North Lanarkshire, where 10 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 9 percent are found. Besides Scotland it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Tannock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tannock has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Tannock last name rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 5,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tannock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tannock are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Tannock earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.77% more than the national average, earning $83,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tannok9247/
Tanock923/
Tamnnok861/
Tanhock861/
Thanock860/
Tanoc83102/
Tanok8398/
Thainnok801/
Thanok77364/
Tannak7730/
Tangok7721/
Tanack7712/
Tanook776/
Tanhok775/
Tasnok773/
Tanoke773/
Tonnok772/
Tanouk772/
Tonock772/
Tanhoc772/
Tanooc771/
Thanoc771/
Tongnok71120/
Tannoux7166/
Thainok7136/
Thannak719/
Tanoukh714/
Thonnok714/
Thanook714/
Toonnok712/
Tonngoc712/
Tounock712/
Tannakh711/
Tamnouk711/
Tonnack711/
Tenoyck711/
Teanack710/
Tanhook710/
Thongnok672,221/
Tanak671,366/
Tanog671,172/
Thangnak67227/
Tonoc67141/
Tonok6786/
Tanokova6755/
Tanac6745/
Tenok6727/
Thonngok674/
Thannake672/
Tongnoke671/
Thounnok671/
Thanasck671/
Thanoojk671/

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