Tellwright Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Tellwright Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tilewright,' a maker of tiles; later, and more generally, a potter, one who bakes and moulds clay. Tilewright seems to be the true form, tigel-wyrhta (Matt) occurring in an Anglo-Saxon Gospel (v.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 163 | 1:341,829 | 24,929 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
Tellwright Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tilewright,' a maker of tiles; later, and more generally, a potter, one who bakes and moulds clay. Tilewright seems to be the true form, tigel-wyrhta (Matt) occurring in an Anglo-Saxon Gospel (v. Skeat, s.v. tile). In the York Mystery Plays (Toulmin Smith: Clarendon Press) they are styled Tielmakers or Tillethekkers (i.e. tile-thatchers). In a statute of 1563 they are Tilemakers (5 Elizabeth c. 4-33). In the Potteries the term tilewright is still used, and it is there the surname Tellwright or Telwright has existed for centuries.
(English) Tent-Maker [Old English teld wyrhta—teld, a tent + wyrhta, a wright, maker] There may have been some confusion with Tilewright.
The patriarch of this name probably followed the trade of the great Apostol. Teld is the Anglo-Saxon for a tent or tabernacle, and teldwyrhta for a tent maker. It frequently occurs in medieval English.
Teller: a tentmaker. Old English for a tent was teld.
Tellwright Demographics
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Tellwright Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tellwright Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tellwright is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tellwright.
How Common Is The Last Name Tellwright? popularity and diffusion
Tellwright is the 1,321,499th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Tellwright reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Tellwright is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 341,829. In England it is most common in: Staffordshire, where 44 percent reside, Shropshire, where 20 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent reside. Beside England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
Tellwright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tellwright has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 509 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tellwright Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tellywright | 95 | 1 | / |
| Delwright | 84 | 1 | / |
| Telwarit | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tellerito | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tellert | 71 | 46 | / |
| Tellart | 71 | 23 | / |
| Tellrot | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tellerieta | 70 | 2 | / |
| Dowlwright | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dahl-Wright | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tellerta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dellwart | 67 | 0 | / |
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