Tewson Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tewson Surname Definition:

Tew’s Son: v. Tew.

Tewson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:322,07023,948
United States371:9,796,187405,931
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Wales131:238,04114,239
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tewson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tew’s Son: v. Tew.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Or Tuson, armorially identified with Tyson.

The Norman People (1874)

Tewson Last Name Facts

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

Tewson is most common in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tewson.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewson? popularity and diffusion

Tewson is the 919,444th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Tewson are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 322,070. In England Tewson is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Tewson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tewson has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tewson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tewson surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Tewson earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning R 267,120 per year; in United States they earn 31.56% more than the national average, earning $56,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.53% more than the national average, earning $56,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tewsonn921/
Thewson920/
Tawson8318/
Tebson831/
Tevson831/
Tewsan830/
Teuwsen77312/
Thowson7782/
Teiwsen779/
Tewsang771/
Tiewsun771/
Thawson770/
Teuwssen713/
Thewssen711/
Tesfsion711/
Toeffson710/
Towsen67168/
Tebsan6776/
Tofson6756/
Tefsen6725/
Tibson6713/
Tebsun6710/
Towsan679/
Tawsan672/
Tebsen672/
Tawsen670/

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