Tetley Surname

132,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tetley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Titley,' a parish in Herefordshire Also v. Tetley and Tetlow, of which in some instances probably these are variants.

1750. Married — Thomas Tittley and Martha Maria Ballord: St.

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Tetley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5671:35,5574,685
United States7221:502,02142,223
Australia5701:47,3615,928
Canada2081:177,14217,704
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Wales581:53,3544,894
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2081:20,1782,870
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Tetley (23) may also be a first name.

Tetley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Titley,' a parish in Herefordshire Also v. Tetley and Tetlow, of which in some instances probably these are variants.

1750. Married — Thomas Tittley and Martha Maria Ballord: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1700. — John Titley and Elizabeth Newell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1798. — Isaac Titlow and Eleanor Cornforth: ibid.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Tetley [for the first element see under Tetbury; and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a meadow] This name may, however, also be due to an early filial form, as a Tettincgleah for Tettingaleáh [-inga, genit. pl. of the ‘son’ suff. -ing] occurs in a 1oth-cent. Kentish Charter: ‘Cart. Sax’. no. 1101.

2 for Tetlow, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Titley is the name of parishes in Cheshire and Herefordshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tetley Last Name Facts

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

Tetley occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,588th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,140,877 people. Tetley occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Tetley live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,567 people, or 1 in 35,557. In England Tetley is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Tetley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tetley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tetley surname rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 976 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tetley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tetley last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tetley last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tetley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning R 317,760 per year; in United States they earn 16.53% more than the national average, earning $50,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $56,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teatley921/
Tietley921/
Tettley920/
Tetle9147/
Teley9124/
Tetly918/
Titley833,326/
Teutle831,790/
Tetlie83306/
Tatley83156/
Tetler83136/
Teeley8398/
Tealey8381/
Taetle8342/
Teleya8340/
Teitle8337/
Tetlay8336/
Totley8328/
Tesley8318/
Thetle8314/
Teleyu8314/
Telehy839/
Toetly837/
Teleye835/
Tettle834/
Testle834/
Theley833/
Teetle833/
Tetles833/
Teleyo833/
Tehley832/
Teatle831/
Teleyi831/
Tytley831/
Tetleh831/
Teetly831/
Teatly830/
Tieley830/
Tele8013,746/
Tely80390/
Teasley775,198/
Teitler77559/
Tittley77442/
Telehyi77241/
Tattley7749/
Taitley7722/
Testler7721/
Theiley7712/
Toedtly778/
Tetelle774/
Tetliya774/
Tettler772/
Teetles772/
Teuttle772/
Thatley772/
Tottley771/
Teesley771/
Teetler771/
Teilley771/
Teleiyi771/
Titlley771/
Teleeye771/
Teisley770/
Thetler770/
Theeley770/
Testles770/
Teattle770/
Thieley770/
Teitles770/
Teastle770/
Tealley770/
Teytler770/
Teles73157,729/
Teale734,613/
Teliy732,953/
Tiley732,793/
Teele731,996/
Titly731,985/
Telep731,766/
Telge731,184/
Thele731,111/
Tetla73949/
Teule73599/
Telez73539/
Telea73514/
Teler73482/
Tiele73357/
Thely73344/
Teleu73329/
Tyley73269/
Telej73242/
Telee73229/
Telie73200/
Telya73122/
Telay73119/
Tehle73109/
Tatle73106/
Title73104/
Teleh7392/
Tetli7381/
Telei7376/
Teloy7369/
Totle7359/
Teluy7346/
Telet7337/
Telje7333/
Teloe7330/
Telue7328/
Tejle7326/
Teile7326/
Telyp7325/
Teely7318/
Tehly738/
Telyo738/
Tytle737/
Telhe737/
Tesle737/
Tiely736/
Telyi735/
Teleś734/
Teily733/
Teled733/
Tealy732/
T'Ely732/
Htele732/
Telae732/
Teleš732/
Teyle731/
Teleć731/
Teleş731/
Teyly730/
Teistler71151/
Teastler713/
Teeleyph711/
Teithler711/
Teleyova711/
Tehetlhe711/
Theesley710/
Thiele6759,294/
Tittle676,070/
Theile673,841/
Telaye673,222/
Telesh671,664/
Teleph671,497/
Tesler671,381/
Tailey671,091/
Teutli67981/
Teleha67962/
Tottle67849/
Teetla67777/
Telesz67685/
Titler67407/
Tealer67360/
Teutla67320/
Teilay67309/
Theule67251/
Teloue67217/
Theele67203/
Teleus67195/
Teleja67183/
Teeler67171/
Tattle67167/
Teliya67146/
Teloye67146/
Telets67141/
Telaya67140/
Teiler67134/
Telech67129/
Theloy67114/
Teyler67110/
Telysh67109/
Teleji6789/
Tielie6787/
Teslea6772/
Tistle6768/
Thelie6768/
Teulie6764/
Teulle6757/
Tisley6755/
Tileyi6745/
Tehler6744/
Thetla6744/
Thotle6742/
Tettli6739/
Tatlay6733/
Telaiy6730/
Teuleu6729/
Telher6729/
Teasly6728/
Teille6727/
Telayo6724/
Teleis6723/
Tealei6723/
Teeloe6721/
Telhes6721/
Telaje6718/
Theale6717/
Tieleu6714/
Tealea6711/
Telees6710/
Titlee6710/
Teilya6710/
Teulya6710/
Teelee679/
Tele'a679/
Teleuz678/
Teelie677/
Telawe677/
Thelay677/
Telyie677/
Teelez676/
Tesles676/
Titles675/
Teasle675/
Theoly675/
Teslay674/
Teliyo674/
Teulea674/
Teleat674/
Tealae674/
Teelep674/
Thiley673/
Tetlla673/
Teless673/
Thatle673/
Teleit673/
Teeles672/
Teichtler672/
Thotly672/
Tithle672/
Teales672/
Toyley672/
Teiles672/
Tehlee672/
Teleah672/
Teloya672/
Thitle672/
Teleia672/
Telayi672/
Teuhle672/
Theleu672/
Telejo672/
Tielhy672/
Teilly671/
Toiley671/
Totlee671/
Tealge671/
Tehlie671/
Tayley671/
Testla671/
Tetlai671/
Telajy671/
Teleup671/
Telgae671/
Telhge671/
Telyoa671/
Titlle671/
Tileya671/
Tioley671/
Thelae671/
Thelei671/
Theluy671/
Tietla671/
Tahtle671/
Telyoh671/
Telyah671/
Tteles671/
Theuly671/
Teelya671/
Teslet671/
Teulee671/
Teuleh671/
Teilez671/
Teitli671/
Telioy671/
Teliye671/
Telowe671/
Te'ele671/
Thetli671/
Tiehle671/
D'Teasley671/
Titlya671/
Tielei671/
Tetlou671/
Teloyi671/
Titlay671/
Titleu671/
Tuyley671/
Thealy671/
Teylle671/
Teyloy671/
Tealhe671/
Tealys671/
Tehlae671/
Teelys671/
Tittly670/
Tuiley670/
Tealle670/
Teally670/
Tistly670/
Tuitle670/
Tyttle670/
Teihle670/
Tilgey670/
Totlay670/
Taitle670/
Thehle670/

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