Thelwall Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thelwall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thelwall,' formerly a chapelry in the parish of Runcorn, near Warrington, Cheshire.

1617. Buried — Edward Thelwall, servant to Mr. Craven, upholster: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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Thelwall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Wales121:130,7015,289

Thelwall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thelwall,' formerly a chapelry in the parish of Runcorn, near Warrington, Cheshire.

1617. Buried — Edward Thelwall, servant to Mr. Craven, upholster: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1622. John Thelwall, of Bold: Wills at Chester.

1630. Marian Thelwall, of Acton Grange: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Thelwall (Chesh.), 13th cent.Thelewel=the Plank- Well [Old English pel, a plank+w(i)ella, a well] ‘Wall’ is a Chesh. form of ‘well.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry and township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thelwall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thelwall is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thelwall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thelwall is the 1,441,361st most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Thelwall is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Thelwall reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England Thelwall is primarily concentrated in: Wiltshire, where 14 percent live, Merseyside, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Thelwall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thelwall has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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