Thellusson Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thellusson Surname Definition:

Lord Rendlesham's family are of noble French extraction, and traced to 1328, when Frederick de Thellusson, called Baron St. Saphorin, from his estate near Lyons, accompanied Philip VI. of France into Flanders. His descendants remained in France until the massacre of St.

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Thellusson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659

Thellusson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lord Rendlesham's family are of noble French extraction, and traced to 1328, when Frederick de Thellusson, called Baron St. Saphorin, from his estate near Lyons, accompanied Philip VI. of France into Flanders. His descendants remained in France until the massacre of St. Bartholomew, 1572, when they took refuge at Geneva, from whence, about the middle of the last century, came Peter Thellusson, who, in 1797, made that monstrous will which has enriched the lawyers and astonished Christendom.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thellusson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thellusson is most common in England. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thellusson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thellusson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

Thellusson is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Thellusson is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 71 percent live and Greater London, where 29 percent live.

Thellusson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thellusson has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thellusson surname expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tellusson955/
Thelluson951/
Telluson8921/
Thellison840/
Tilluson780/
Telloson780/
Tillisson748/
Tillutson742/
Tlluttson740/
Tlosson712/
Tilluttson700/
Tilloson6710/
Tillieson6311/
Thillosen639/
Thillisen630/
Tlushan591/
Tillosen568/
Tillisen560/
Tillishan530/

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