Taws Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Taws Surname Definition:

A phonetic spelling of Gaelic Tamhas, 'Thomas. Tawus M'Gillese was a tenant under the earl of Douglas in 1376 (RHM, I, p. lvi). In 1415 Tawis Michison appears as a charter witness (Scon, p. 205), and Taus ffrasser of Littlegarth is mentioned in 1632 (IDR, p.

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Taws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:322,07023,948
Australia971:278,30624,956
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Canada371:995,82774,831
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Taws (16) may also be a first name.

Taws Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A phonetic spelling of Gaelic Tamhas, 'Thomas. Tawus M'Gillese was a tenant under the earl of Douglas in 1376 (RHM, I, p. lvi). In 1415 Tawis Michison appears as a charter witness (Scon, p. 205), and Taus ffrasser of Littlegarth is mentioned in 1632 (IDR, p. 25). William Taus (here a surname), tailor in Dunkeld, died in 1667. John Taws in Ordie, 1733 (Aberdeen CR.). The surname Taise, found in Mar in the seventeenth century, is probably another form of the name. See Mactavish.

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

TWS, Tawse: A phonetic spelling of Gaelic Tamhas, 'Thomas. Tawus M'Gillese was a tenant under the earl of Douglas in 1376 (RHM, I, p. lvi). In 1415 Tawis Michison appears as a charter witness (Scon, p. 205), and Taus ffrasser of Littlegarth is mentioned in 1632 (IDR, p. 25). William Taus (here a surname), tailor in Dunkeld, died in 1667. John Taws in Ordie, 1733 (Aberdeen CR.). The surname Taise, found in Mar in the seventeenth century, is probably another form of the name. See Mactavish.

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

In Scotland, a whip, a schoolmaster's ferula, or any other instrument of correction-but wherefore a surname?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Straps for whipping.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Taws Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taws (Arabic: طوس) is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Taws.

How Common Is The Last Name Taws? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 717,442nd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Taws live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Taws is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name Taws is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 322,070. In England Taws is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 45 percent live, Northumberland, where 12 percent live and West Sussex, where 8 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Taws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Taws has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Taws last name increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taws last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Taws earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.73% more than the national average, earning $58,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawse89824/
Thaws8913/
Taews895/
Tawsh892/
Thawsh8014/
Thawse801/
Tawshe801/
Tews756,803/
Töws751,378/
Tows75145/
Tabs75141/
Tafs75140/
Tavs75111/
Tawz7573/
Toews678,660/
Towse671,656/
Thews67934/
Tabsh67818/
Taffs67605/
Tavse67281/
Tavss6750/
Tafse6711/
Tabsz679/
Taevs678/
Teuws677/
Tawch676/
Tahfs675/
Thows673/
Tovws673/
Tayvs672/
Thavs671/
Touws671/
Thöws671/
Tavhs671/
Taubs671/
Tafsh671/
Tgows671/
Towsc671/

Taws Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taws in the Arabic language
طوسtws-

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