Tavener Surname

227,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Tavener Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Tavern-Keeper [Middle English taverner, etc., French tavernier, from French taverne, a tavern, Latin taberna, a hut] Falco le Taverner.—Hund.Rolls.

Ric’us Taverner.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1410-11.

Thise riotoures thre, of whiche I telle .

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Tavener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8931:62,3947,342
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Wales881:35,1653,495
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Norfolk Island131:17726
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5171:47,1485,829
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Tavener Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Tavern-Keeper [Middle English taverner, etc., French tavernier, from French taverne, a tavern, Latin taberna, a hut] Falco le Taverner.—Hund.Rolls.

Ric’us Taverner.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1410-11.

Thise riotoures thre, of whiche I telle ... Were set hem in a taverne forto drynke... By Seinte Marie! seyde this taverner.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, C 661, etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tavener Last Name Facts

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

Tavener (Russian: Тавенер) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavener? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tavener is the 227,044th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,078,089 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Tavener reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Tavener is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 893 people, or 1 in 62,394. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Somerset, where 9 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Tavener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tavener has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 220 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tavener Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tavener surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tavener earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning R 259,488 per year; in United States they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning $50,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $50,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tavener Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tavener in the Russian language
Тавенерtavener-

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Tavener Reference & Research

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