Tewksbury Surname

238,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tewksbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tewkesbury,' a parish and market-town in Gloucestershire, ten miles from Gloucester. Oddly enough, I am altogether without English instances.

Mabel de Tenksbeery, Gloucestershire, 1273.

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Tewksbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6251:223,05221,593
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:94,5749,673

Tewksbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tewkesbury,' a parish and market-town in Gloucestershire, ten miles from Gloucester. Oddly enough, I am altogether without English instances.

Mabel de Tenksbeery, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) belonging to Tewkesbury (Glouc.), 13th cent. Teuksbury, Domesday Teodechesberie = T(h)eodec's Stronghold [the pers. name is from Anglo-Saxon þeód, nation, people, with the diminutive suff. -ec:— + burh, a fortified place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Tewkesbury (Teodec's fort), in Gloucestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tewksbury Last Name Facts

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

Tewksbury occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewksbury? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 238,146th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,327,521 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tewksbury reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tewksbury is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,625 people, or 1 in 223,052. In The United States Tewksbury is mostly found in: New York, where 8 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and New Hampshire, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Tewksbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tewksbury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tewksbury surname increased 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tewksbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tewksbury last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Tewksbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $42,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 103.05% more than the national average, earning $100,882 CAD per year.

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