Tavner Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Tavner 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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Tavner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
France381:1,747,966156,445
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Wales71:442,07621,198
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Tavner (37) may also be a first name.

Tavner 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

Ralph . de Taberna, Ralph Tabernarius, and Maria, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), also 1198 (Ib.); Eustace, William Tabernar, 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

Tavner Last Name Facts

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

Tavner is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tavner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,017,412th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname Tavner is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Tavner are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name globally, borne by 37 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England Tavner is primarily found in: Essex, where 16 percent are found, Somerset, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Excluding England Tavner is found in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Tavner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tavner has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tavner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tavner surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Tavner earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.44% more than the national average, earning $73,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tavneer9215/
Tavgner922/
Tavnier921/
Tavnner921/
Thavner920/
Tavne914/
Tabner83293/
Tavnir833/
Tawner833/
Tovner831/
Taubner77664/
Tajbner7713/
Taybner778/
Taibner775/
Tabnetr771/
Tabnert771/
Tawneer771/
Teabner771/
Tauwner771/
Tavnets771/
Tavngeh771/
Tabnier770/
Thawner770/
Tabne7317/
Tawne735/
Tavni731/
Tabenner712/
Tavehene711/
Towner677,631/
Tawney672,105/
Tabneh6788/
Tobner6725/
Thavni679/
Tawnie678/
Thawne672/
Tavnai671/
Tavnys671/
Tawnei671/
Tawnee671/
Tabney671/
Tovnie670/

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