Tearle Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tearle Surname Definition:

(English) Stern, Strict, Severe [Old English þearl]

Tearle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9331:59,7197,112
Australia831:325,24927,873
United States771:4,707,259244,676
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Wales191:162,87011,152
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4101:59,4526,973
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Tearle (134) may also be a first name.

Tearle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Stern, Strict, Severe [Old English þearl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Terlet; a personal name.

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

Tearle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tearle is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tearle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 295,816th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. Tearle occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Tearle live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 800,975th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 134 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 933 people, or 1 in 59,719. In England Tearle is primarily found in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 10 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Tearle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tearle has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tearle surname increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 770 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tearle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tearle last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tearle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.9% less than the national average, earning 252,999 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 116.33% more than the national average, earning R 514,080 per year; in United States they earn 26.98% more than the national average, earning $54,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% less than the national average, earning $43,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thearle92452/
Tearley922/
Tearlie921/
Tarle913,899/
Terle91278/
Tarley832,773/
Terler83741/
Tarlet83724/
Tarlea83511/
Terlep83439/
Tharle83149/
Terlet83149/
Tarlie83148/
Terlea8378/
Tarler8377/
Tarlee8373/
Taryle8370/
Terlez8343/
Terles8341/
Terley8327/
Tarleh8327/
Terleç8325/
Terile8313/
Tarlei8311/
Terhle838/
Tierle836/
Therle836/
Tarleu835/
Teurle835/
Tarles834/
Tarele834/
Terele834/
Tarile834/
Tarlej833/
Tearli833/
Tarlle833/
Terlee832/
Tarlez832/
Tarrle831/
Terlle831/
Tearly830/
Teirle830/
Tyerle830/
Terrle830/
Terhile772,096/
Terrile771,261/
Terelle77272/
Teuerle77120/
Teierle7788/
Tayerle7780/
Tajerle7767/
Tarlher7728/
Tarhile7724/
Terille7722/
Tharlet7721/
Thoerle7717/
Terleey7715/
Thearli7714/
Terleph7711/
Tejarla7710/
Tarletz778/
Terhele776/
Tarille774/
Tarlihe774/
Tarlett773/
Thesrle773/
Tarelle773/
Tarller773/
Therler773/
Tharley772/
Tajurle772/
Taraile772/
Tierley772/
Therley772/
Tiarele772/
Terlets771/
Terrles771/
Tetrley771/
Tarlech771/
Tarrley771/
Tarlley771/
Terhlie771/
Teraile771/
Terlles771/
Taierle771/
Tiarles771/
Teurele771/
Tereile771/
Tairile771/
Tarrler771/
Therlei771/
Terleha771/
Tearlla771/
Tarleez771/
Terrele770/
Tarless770/
Tuerley770/
Terlett770/
Tairley770/
Teirile770/
Terli733,887/
Tarla732,109/
Tarli731,356/
Tirle73416/
Terla73319/
Tarly7359/
Terly7322/
Tarlé7311/
Trele738/
Tarlá734/
Tyrle730/
Tariolle7173/
Terrille7129/
Thierley7123/
Tjiarles7115/
Terrelle7111/
Theuerle719/
Terheile714/
Tejarlla713/
Teyirler712/
Tayirler712/
Thejarla711/
Thyerlei711/
Theierle711/
Teroille711/
Terielle711/
Teruelle711/
Tiarelle711/
Tiarlles711/
Tharleys711/
Tarielle711/
Towerley710/
Taurille710/
Tirlea671,480/
Tarlit67799/
Tarlia67456/
Tharli67435/
Tourle67433/
Tirele67259/
Targil67210/
Therli67160/
Tirler67126/
Terlip67118/
Tyarla67117/
Tarlay67105/
Tirlet6794/
Terlai6773/
Tarail6772/
Tarliğ6770/
Tirles6758/
Terlli6755/
Târlea6744/
Terlis6737/
Tarloy6735/
Tergel6735/
Tarlai6735/
Tirlie6733/
Tîrlea6727/
Tirile6725/
Tarlip6719/
Thaurille6716/
Tarlla6714/
Tarloa6714/
Trelej6714/
Terlay6712/
Tarlis679/
Theurelle679/
Tterli677/
Tareal677/
Tarrla677/
Tirley676/
Tarhel676/
Trelje676/
Terlla675/
Tairli674/
Taarla674/
Teerla674/
Teerli674/
Tyerly674/
Terhil674/
Tereul674/
Tyreal673/
Targel673/
Tejrla673/
Terlly673/
Terlia673/
Tarhil673/
Terroille673/
Terrly672/
Teorellee672/
Tarlığ672/
Tarlui672/
Terhel672/
Tharly671/
Terail671/
Tyrler671/
Tjrley671/
Treley671/
Tterla671/
Terilh671/
Terrellie671/
Terayl671/
Therrelle671/
Tiarla671/
Taritl671/
Tarluy671/
Tarlly671/
Trelee671/
Tarlii671/
Tarliz671/
Tîrlie671/
Tergil671/
Tarėla671/
Tyarli671/
Thiaarley671/
Thyarlles671/
Tharlleys671/
Taerli671/
Thirle670/
Tyrles670/
Toerrelle670/
Therly670/
Terrjl670/
Tuerly670/
Teroil670/
Thairhile670/

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