Tellier Surname

29,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Tellier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the teller,' i.e. the weaver. Old French telier, a linen-weaver.

Lithulph le Teler, 1257: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Henry le Telere, temp. 1310. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Teller, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Tellier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,4161:5,818488
Canada3,2271:11,4181,709
United States2,0481:176,98217,751
Belgium6221:18,4832,836
Argentina1741:245,65219,922
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
England341:1,638,76668,634
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Tellier (18) may also be a first name.

Tellier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the teller,' i.e. the weaver. Old French telier, a linen-weaver.

Lithulph le Teler, 1257: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Henry le Telere, temp. 1310. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Teller, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Syroon Telar, 1379: ibid.

John le Teler. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Robert le Teler. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

1610. William Teler and Mary Holborne: Marriage Lic.(Westminster).

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

(A. - French - Latin) Cloth - Maker, Weaver [Old French tellier, telier (mod. French toilier), a weaver; from teile, Latin tela, cloth] Johannes Teller.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Encore aujourd’hui l’on donne, en patois picard, le nom de telliers aux fabricants de toiles.— Moisy, Noms de Fam. Norm., p. 426.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old French, telier, a linen-weaver. Nic. le Tellier and his family, Protestants from Dieppe, landed at Rye in 1572. Lansd. MSS. 15. 70.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tellier Last Name Facts

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

Tellier is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tellier.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,710th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,527 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Tellier are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 11,416 people, or 1 in 5,818. In France Tellier is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 30 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Normandy, where 7 percent live. Besides France Tellier exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Tellier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tellier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tellier last name increased 1,517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tellier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tellier surname are 6.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tellier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.33% more than the national average, earning R 416,640 per year; in United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $44,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thellier931,521/
Telliere935/
Teullier931/
Tehllier931/
Tuellier930/
Teller929,179/
Tellie92110/
Tellir920/
Thiellier8848/
Thelliere8836/
Theullier8817/
Thaellier881/
Thuellier881/
Tillier862,707/
Telliez861,345/
Tueller86707/
Toeller86267/
Theller8686/
Tellerd8647/
Telleir8646/
Tellert8646/
Telliet8639/
Tellyer8633/
Tellies8612/
Tesller8612/
Tellior8610/
Tuellie864/
Tellere861/
Teuller861/
Tieller861/
Tellerr861/
Tellear860/
Teullie860/
Tller831/
Tlier831/
Tllie830/
Tellierová821/
Toellieier821/
Thelliez801,098/
Thillier80389/
Tuillier80323/
Tilliere80107/
Tiollier8091/
Telleher801/
Tillierd800/
Htillier800/
Tiller7716,157/
Tillie771,436/
Töller771,363/
Tellér77165/
Tüller77107/
Tyller77104/
Tellge7724/
Tliier772/
Tíller771/
Tillir770/
Tellyr770/
Thiollier75792/
Thelleire7537/
Tellerová7518/
Thellyere7518/
Tler734/
Tlie731/
Tillyer71621/
Tilliet71284/
Tillert71130/
Tillger71102/
Tilliez7188/
Tillere7161/
Thiller7130/
Tillies7129/
Tyllyer7113/
Tuiller7111/
Tillerd715/
Thüller714/
Tilliey713/
Tuelljr713/
Telliis711/
Tillher711/
Tilliee711/
Tölller711/
Tellihi711/
Thuilliier711/
Tioller711/
Thillie711/
Tisller711/
Thyller711/
Tellyes710/
Tillior710/
Tillair710/
Thilliez67564/
Tilleard67183/
Thuiller67166/
Tillaire6746/
Tillière6732/
Thillies6715/
Thuillie6710/
Tlyer676/
Tilliets675/
Thioller674/
Thler672/
Tilleyre672/
Dtler671/
Tilliett671/
Tleer671/
Thilliet671/
Tlies670/
Tellehee670/
Tlerd670/

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