Tanswell Surname

396,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tanswell Surname Definition:

The family can trace only to 1588, in the county of Dorset. From a James Tanswell born at Buckland-Newton in that shire, descend the Tanswells, the Taswells, and the Tazewells of England and of Virginia, U.S. There is a faint tradition of a French extraction, but I think the name is clearly of English origin.

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Tanswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4961:112,33511,566
Australia3101:87,08310,056
Wales321:96,7047,743
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Tanswell (53) may also be a first name.

Tanswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The family can trace only to 1588, in the county of Dorset. From a James Tanswell born at Buckland-Newton in that shire, descend the Tanswells, the Taswells, and the Tazewells of England and of Virginia, U.S. There is a faint tradition of a French extraction, but I think the name is clearly of English origin. Tanswell appears to be a contraction of St. Anne's Well. St. Anne was a great patroness of wells, and there are many in different parts of England which bear her name. See under Tann. Other orthographies of the name are Tarzwell, Tarswell, Tasewell, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tanswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanswell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tanswell.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanswell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 396,862nd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Tanswell live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 53 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 112,335. In England Tanswell is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Dorset, where 11 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 35 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Tanswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tanswell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tanswell surname increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tanswell surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Tanswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning $35,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.91% more than the national average, earning $85,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tansell93289/
Tansella88144/
Tanselle88113/
Tanselli8829/
Tonswell889/
Tawnsell883/
Danswell881/
Tamswell880/
Tinswell880/
Tansel861,504/
Tanasello821/
Danswuell821/
Tanaselli821/
Townswell820/
Tansill80331/
Tansele80284/
Tancell8051/
Tanasel8047/
Tanzell8043/
Tanseli8042/
Tansela8031/
Tansiel8023/
Tinsell8018/
Dansell806/
Tunsell805/
Tonsell802/
Tnselle801/
Tanselo801/
Tensell800/
Tanssel800/
Taunsel800/
Tansl771/
Townsell751,026/
Tanzella75562/
Tanasele75151/
Tanzelli758/
Tanseela754/
Tanaseli754/
Tanasela752/
Tunseall752/
Tnaselle751/
Tinsella751/
Tanzello751/
Tancelle751/
Tanssela751/
Tyansela751/
Tounsell750/
Tunselle750/
Tinssell750/
Tansil712,198/
Tanaselea71341/
Tansal71280/
Downswell7190/
Tinsel7182/
Dansel7168/
Tanzel7163/
Tensel7139/
Tunsel7133/
Tonsel7122/
Tancel7116/
Daniselli7112/
Tanicello7111/
Tansul719/
Tansla712/
Tansle712/
Tonaselli712/
Tansol712/
Toniselli712/
Towensell711/
Tonasella711/
Tanziello711/
Tnseel711/
Tansli711/
Tansly710/
Dinnswell710/
Toyne-Sewell706/
Tansley673,492/
Townsel671,563/
Tanzeel67860/
Tunsele67848/
Tanasal67212/
Danasel67175/
Tansila67158/
Tansala67144/
Danzell67129/
Tanziel6796/
Tounsel6784/
Tanzela6760/
Tunsill6752/
Tonsall6752/
Tinsely6742/
Tancill6736/
Tansile6735/
Tansilu6734/
Tancela6726/
Tanazel6725/
Toncell6723/
Tanslie6712/
Tansola6711/
Dinsell6710/
Dancell678/
Tansale678/
Tuncell678/
Tansali678/
Tansili675/
Dansela675/
Dansiwilli675/
Tanusil675/
Tanzelo674/
Tanasil674/
Tanzelh674/
Tanjuel673/
Donsell673/
Tunsall672/
Tonzell672/
Tensely672/
Tonasel672/
Dhansel672/
Tanzele672/
Wtansil671/
Tonnsel671/
Tonsull671/
Tainsal671/
Tansula671/
Tanzely671/
Dansely671/
Dansele671/
Tanasol671/
Tunsela671/
Tanasul671/
Tanna-Sela671/
Tansilo671/
Danseli671/
Dansiwilly671/
Densell671/
Tnseelh671/
Tnsl671/
Tonesel671/
Tanesli671/
Dania Sell671/
Dansill670/
Tensill670/
Tinsall670/
Tonsill670/
Dansiel670/
Tunnsel670/
Dainsel670/
Tanssle670/
Tdansil670/
Tennsel670/

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