Tansley Surname

129,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tansley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tansley,' a hamlet in the parish of Crich, Derbyshire, near Matlock.

1788. Married —Thomas Pooley and Catherine Tansley: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — James Tansley and Charlotte Ablett: ibid.

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Tansley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1931:25,4073,481
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
Canada3341:110,31611,818
Australia2451:110,18712,273
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Wales551:56,2645,128
Scotland231:232,77511,829
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
France201:3,321,136213,627
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1011:22,1393,117
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Tansley (34) may also be a first name.

Tansley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tansley,' a hamlet in the parish of Crich, Derbyshire, near Matlock.

1788. Married —Thomas Pooley and Catherine Tansley: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — James Tansley and Charlotte Ablett: ibid.

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

. belonging to Tansley (Derby), the Domesday Taneslege [Old English leáh, a lea: the first element seems to be the genit. of the O.Scand. pers. name Tann-r (v. Tann2]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tansley Last Name Facts

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

Tansley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tansley? popularity and diffusion

Tansley is the 129,623rd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,086,926 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Tansley live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 34 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 2,193 people, or 1 in 25,407. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 8 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Other than England Tansley is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Tansley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tansley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tansley surname increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 662 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 271 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tansley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tansley are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tansley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 315.01% more than the national average, earning R 986,220 per year; in United States they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $42,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $55,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teansley931/
Tanssley930/
Tanscley930/
Tansle922/
Tansly920/
Tonsley8643/
Tanslie8612/
Tansler866/
Tamsley865/
Tanxley861/
Tanssle860/
Tanselle80113/
Tounsley8074/
Tonnsley800/
Tansla772/
Tansli771/
Tanzle771/
Tanxly770/
Tonsly770/
Tanzler71264/
Tonsler710/
Tomsley710/
Tansella67144/
Tanselli6729/
Thomsley672/
Tancelle671/
Tamshler671/
Tangille671/
Tangelle671/
Tonsllee670/

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