Taverner Surname

182,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Taverner Surname Definition:

From AF. taverner French tavernier, from Latin tabernarium), an "innkeeper." Henry le Taverner, a crossbowman, was one of the English garrison of Linlithgow Castle in 1305 (Bain, II, p. 464). William Tauernere or Tauerner made a gift of land in Inuernys in 1361 (REM, p.

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Taverner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8031:69,3878,014
Canada3471:106,18311,435
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Australia2581:104,63411,756
Philippines2471:409,87152,096
Spain1441:324,66719,093
South Africa721:752,46852,376
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Wales281:110,5198,545
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Scotland121:446,15118,166
France71:9,488,960336,266
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5201:46,8765,805
Wales241:65,3513,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Taverner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From AF. taverner French tavernier, from Latin tabernarium), an "innkeeper." Henry le Taverner, a crossbowman, was one of the English garrison of Linlithgow Castle in 1305 (Bain, II, p. 464). William Tauernere or Tauerner made a gift of land in Inuernys in 1361 (REM, p. 306,317), and Joh. Tauernare was burgess in Edinburgh in 1486 (RMS, II, 1655).

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

(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

“Inn-Keeper” in Old French.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Robert le Tavernier, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard le T., Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Tavernier; from the Dutch, Taverne; a personal name.

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

Taverner: the innkeeper; also found, but much more rarely, as Innnman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Taverner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taverner occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taverner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 182,105th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,121,005 people. Taverner is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Taverner reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 803 people, or 1 in 69,387. In England Taverner is most frequent in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Devon, where 13 percent reside and Essex, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Taverner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Taverner has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Taverner surname grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Taverner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Taverner last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Taverner last name are 14.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.33% registered with the party.

The amount Taverner earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning R 242,904 per year; in United States they earn 29.14% more than the national average, earning $55,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tavernier9414,212/
Taverneir943/
Taverneer942/
Taverne932,890/
Taevernier8995/
Tavernnier891/
Taberner883,140/
Taveirne88790/
Taverney88324/
Tavernet88128/
Tavergne8841/
Tavierne8830/
Tavernie8830/
Tavarner8813/
Tavernes8813/
Thaverne889/
Tabernier8248/
Tovernier824/
Tavernire821/
Taberneyr821/
Taverna806,134/
Taverny801,279/
Taberne80356/
Taverni80259/
Tavernit7555/
Taberney7547/
Tavernis759/
Taverniz756/
Tauberne751/
Taberneh751/
Tavernay751/
Toberner750/
Tavernitt711/
Taberné6710/
Taberni677/
Toverna671/
Toverny670/
Tauberné631/
Toberny5322/
Tabirni538/

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