Thewless Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Thewless Surname Definition:

A corruption of Thowless, which see.

Thewless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales41:392,10412,338

Thewless Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Thowless, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Immoral, Virtueless [Old English peáwleás] Thomas Thewelesse.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thewless Last Name Facts

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

Thewless occurs most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thewless click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thewless? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Thewless occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Thewless live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 38 percent reside, Lancashire, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 17 percent reside. Apart from England Thewless occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Thewless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thewless has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Thewless surname expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewles9329/
Thewliss88112/
Thowless8822/
Thewlies883/
Tewlesse881/
Thewlis801,387/
Towless803/
Thiewle802/
Thewils801/
Thewels801/
Thowles800/
Tewle7740/
Towles712,984/
Tewley7145/
Tewels713/
Thewellis713/
Tewler713/
Thevle712/
Tewlle711/
Thewli711/
Tewled711/
Tiewle711/
Thewillis711/
Thewellet711/
Tewleh711/
Tebles711/
Tewlea711/
Tawles710/
Teebles6710/
Tewelle672/
Thibles671/
Thewlly671/
Theavle671/
Teevles671/
Thawlis670/
Thowlis670/

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