Telfair Surname
Approximately 822 people bear this surname
Telfair Surname Definition:
(English) One who cut iron.
##### (English) One who made or sold linen cloth.
Telfair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 781 | 1:464,096 | 39,562 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 253 | 1:198,493 | 17,293 |
Telfair (39) may also be a first name.
Telfair Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who cut iron.
##### (English) One who made or sold linen cloth.
(Italian.) Tagliaferro, pronounced Tollifer. French, tailler, to cut, and fer, iron. It is said that the first of the name was so called from having cut a bar of iron in two with his sword. A smith.
The same as Telfer, from the Norman name Taillefer = cut-iron. Lower says, "The exploits of the noble jonglere Taillefer at the battle of Hastings are well known. William, Count of Angouleme, in a battle against the Northmen, engaged their king, Storris, and with one stroke of his sword Durissima, forged by the great Wayland Smith, cut in two his body and cuirass. Hence he acquired the sobriquet of Taillefer, or 'cut iron'" In the sixteenth century the name in Scotland was written Tailzefer. Telfer, the celebrated engineer, not aware of the origin of his name, changed it to Telford. Hence no doubt Talford, Talfourd, Tolfrey, and Tolfree.
Telfair Demographics
Telfair Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Telfair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Telfair Come From? nationality or country of origin
Telfair is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Telfair? popularity and diffusion
Telfair is the 421,746th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. The last name Telfair is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Telfair reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 39 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 464,096. In The United States Telfair is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 19 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Georgia, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Telfair is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Telfair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Telfair has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Telfair Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Telfair surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.
Telfair earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.79% less than the national average, earning $36,337 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telfaire | 93 | 57 | / |
| Tellfair | 93 | 0 | / |
| Telfar | 92 | 100 | / |
| Tlfair | 92 | 0 | / |
| Telfare | 86 | 75 | / |
| Telfarr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tilfair | 86 | 0 | / |
| Telfier | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tellfare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tellfier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Telfer | 77 | 12,281 | / |
| Telfre | 77 | 0 | / |
| Thelfer | 71 | 21 | / |
| Telfour | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tellfer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teelfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telferd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telphir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thlefar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tilfier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tilfard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tlfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teelferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Telfourd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Telferová | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tilfer | 62 | 5 | / |
| Telpher | 57 | 6 | / |
| Tilferd | 57 | 0 | / |
| Tilfourd | 53 | 0 | / |
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