Tetlow Surname

165,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tetlow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tetlow' or Tetley, some spot in East Cheshire or South-east Lancashire. The name ramified strongly. Also 'of Titley,' a parish in Herefordshire.

Thomas Tyttelegh, 1539: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

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Tetlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2461:44,7185,651
United States8201:442,02337,980
Australia3121:86,5259,997
Canada681:541,84745,466
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Wales351:88,4157,250
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1861:20,5532,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Tetlow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tetlow' or Tetley, some spot in East Cheshire or South-east Lancashire. The name ramified strongly. Also 'of Titley,' a parish in Herefordshire.

Thomas Tyttelegh, 1539: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Edmund Tetlowe, 1554: ibid.

Reginald Tetlawe, of Godley, husbandman, 1649: ibid.

Reginald Tetlaw, 1663: ibid.

Laurence Hulme, of Tetlow, 1599: Wills at Chester.

Henry Tetlow, of Oldham, 1611: ibid.

John Tetlow, of Coldhurst, Oldham, 1597: ibid.

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

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) belonging to Tetlow (Lancs), 16th cent. Tetlow, 15th cent- Tetlowe, 14th cent. Tettelowe, Tettelawe [for the first element see under Tetbury; and + Old English hlœw, a hill, tumulus]

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

Tetlow Last Name Facts

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

Tetlow occurs most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,515th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,784,695 people. The surname Tetlow is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Tetlow live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Tetlow is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,246 people, or 1 in 44,718. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 31 percent reside, Lancashire, where 10 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Tetlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tetlow has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 726 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tetlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tetlow are 40.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tetlow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 58.51% more than the national average, earning 548,577 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning R 277,416 per year; in United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $54,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tgetlow921/
Tatlow83994/
Titlow83537/
Tetlaw8383/
Tetlov8332/
Tetloff7746/
Tetlova772/
Tittlow770/
Teutloff71200/
Teitloff7180/
Thetloff7115/
Teztloff711/
Tietloff710/
Tatlov6772/
Titlov6760/
Tytlov6713/
Tetlaf674/
Titlof670/
Titlova62140/
Tytlova6221/
Testlaf6216/
Tetlaff625/
Titlovs623/
Tittlof621/
Tödtloff573/
Tittlova573/
Tajtlova572/
Teztlaff571/
Taitloff570/
Titeheluw538/
Tatlav50187/

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