Tellison Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tellison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Tellison (21) may also be a first name.

Tellison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tellison occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tellison live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 63 percent reside, Illinois, where 27 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Venezuela, where 1 percent reside.

Tellison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tellison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tellison last name rose 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tellison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tellison last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Tellison earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,361 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tellison
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