Terling Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Terling Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Terling (Essex), the Anglo-Saxon Terlingas = (the Estate of) the Terl- Family [the pers. name is apparently a form of Old English þearl, stern, strict + -ingas, pl. (-ingum, dat. pl.) of the son suff. -ing]

Terling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Sweden441:223,79015,522
England61:9,286,343223,652
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Terling (21) may also be a first name.

Terling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Terling (Essex), the Anglo-Saxon Terlingas = (the Estate of) the Terl- Family [the pers. name is apparently a form of Old English þearl, stern, strict + -ingas, pl. (-ingum, dat. pl.) of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Terling Last Name Facts

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

Terling (Russian: Терлинг) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terling? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Terling is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Terling reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent are found, Alabama, where 13 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 36 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Terling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Terling has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Terling surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64% registered with the party.

Terling earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Terling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terling in the Russian language
Терлингterling-

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