Tattnall Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Tattnall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tattenhall,' a parish in Cheshire.

Thomas Tatnall, Cheshire, 1459: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Robert Tatnall, of Saighton, 1612: Wills at Chester.

1748. Married — John Tattnall and Abigail Kent: St.

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Tattnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Tattnall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tattenhall,' a parish in Cheshire.

Thomas Tatnall, Cheshire, 1459: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Robert Tatnall, of Saighton, 1612: Wills at Chester.

1748. Married — John Tattnall and Abigail Kent: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

TATENEL: An English name probably from Tattenhall in the county of Chester. About 1180 William de Tatenhill witnessed a charter by Matthew Kyninmond, bishop of Aberdeen (REA., I, p. 12), and about the same date a charter was granted him by the same bishop in which Tatenhill is described as 'homini nostro' (ibid., p. 13). Willelmus de Brenneth dictus Tatenel who witnessed a charter by Hugh Herock, burgess of Elgin, in 1286 (REM., p. 284), is probably the William de Tattenel who rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 195).

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

Probably Tattenhall, a parish in co. Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tattnall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tattnall is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tattnall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tattnall is the 3,957,383rd most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tattnall live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 54 percent live, Georgia, where 21 percent live and New Jersey, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Jamaica, where 4 percent live.

Tattnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tattnall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tattnall Last Name Statistics demography

Tattnall earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $46,979 USD per year.

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