Tanqueray Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Tanqueray Surname Definition:

(French-Teut.) belonging to Tanqueray (France), M.Latin*Tancheriacum-T(H)ANC- heri’s Estate [for the first element see under Tancred: the second is Old Saxon and O.H.Ger. heri, army; the third is the Latin-Gaul. possess. suff. -ác-um] The Seine-Inférieure place-name Tancarville is the same name with the Latin- Gaulish poss.

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Tanqueray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3831:173,42727,010
England221:2,532,63991,802
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales91:174,2686,522

Tanqueray (21) may also be a first name.

Tanqueray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Teut.) belonging to Tanqueray (France), M.Latin*Tancheriacum-T(H)ANC- heri’s Estate [for the first element see under Tancred: the second is Old Saxon and O.H.Ger. heri, army; the third is the Latin-Gaul. possess. suff. -ác-um] The Seine-Inférieure place-name Tancarville is the same name with the Latin- Gaulish poss. suff. replaced by Latin villa.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Radulphus, Robert Tankeré, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Tanqueray Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanqueray is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanqueray? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanqueray is the 709,895th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Tanqueray reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 173,427. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 50 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of France this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Tanqueray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tanqueray has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tanqueray last name grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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