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) occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Terling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terling? popularity and diffusion

Terling is the 1,649,806th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Terling live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Scandinavia. Terling is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent live, Alabama, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 36 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Terling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Terling last name increased 1,525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Terling are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% being registered with the political 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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