Teesdale Surname

231,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Teesdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Teesdale,' i.e. the valley of the river Tees; compare Tweedale, Tyndale. &c.

William tie Tesedal, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan de Teysedale, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Teesdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5631:643,79951,706
England4741:117,54911,971
Trinidad and Tobago3061:4,457729
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Wales911:34,0063,399
Australia811:333,28028,364
Canada521:708,56956,910
Scotland211:254,94412,577
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4341:56,1646,666
Scotland361:103,9785,126
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Teesdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Teesdale,' i.e. the valley of the river Tees; compare Tweedale, Tyndale. &c.

William tie Tesedal, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan de Teysedale, Northumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Henry de Tesdale, Prior of Finchale, 1295: The Priory of Finchale, Suit. Soc.

Hugh de Tesedale, 1350: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Johannes de Tesedale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1613. Thomas Tisdale and Barbara Draper: Marriage Lic. (London).

1646. Buried — A young child of Mr. William Teusdall (sic) and Rose his wife': St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic + Teutonic) Dweller in the Valley of the Tees [v. Tees, and + Old English dæl = Old Norse dal-r, valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doubtless from the ' dale ' or valley of the Tees, co. Durham. Comp. Surtees.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The dale on the Tees, a river of England, that separates the counties of Durham and York, and enters the German ocean below Stockton.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Teesdale Last Name Facts

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

Teesdale is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Teesdale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 231,484th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,173,852 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Teesdale reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 643,799. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Teesdale is found in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 18 percent live.

Teesdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Teesdale has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 827 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teesdale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Teesdale last name are 27.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Teesdale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 249.37% more than the national average, earning R 830,232 per year; in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $44,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teuesdale940/
Tesdale9388/
Teasdale8810,269/
Tuesdale8810/
Teisdale881/
Tesdalle880/
Teusdale880/
Tessdale880/
Tedale861,625/
Tesdal86362/
Teasedale8223/
Tieasdale821/
Teadsdale820/
Teasdales820/
Tisdale8014,941/
Tesdahl80250/
Tesdall80218/
Tosdale8029/
Tysdale8028/
Tedalle805/
Testdal805/
Teasdal802/
Teedala801/
Thedale801/
Tesdeal801/
Teadale801/
Tedal776/
Thisdale75153/
Teasdall7528/
Tisdalle759/
Tidsdale755/
Tesdahal753/
Tissdale751/
Teasdeal751/
Tedalech751/
Theedala751/
Tisdalez751/
Tistdale751/
Teasdole750/
Tysdal71563/
Tisdal71125/
Tidale7122/
Tedala7120/
Tedali718/
Tedole715/
Tydale713/
Tedahl713/
Theedallh712/
Thousdale712/
Thedal711/
Tiedal711/
Teddal711/
Tisdall671,191/
Tisdahl6737/
Tysdahl6727/
Tisdail6717/
Texdahl6716/
Teidahl679/
Tisdele679/
Tiodale676/
Tydalei675/
Tizdale674/
Tysdall671/
Ttedala671/
Tedaloi671/
Tisdeal671/
Tidhale671/
Tiedall671/
Tisdala671/
Taheedallh671/
Tysdele670/

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