Thewlis Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thewlis Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thewleys.' This Yorkshire surname, I doubt not, is local, the suffix being the plural of ley, a meadow. But I cannot find the spot in question.

Thomas Thewelesse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Thewlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9571:58,2226,990
Australia1761:153,38516,171
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6651:36,6554,766
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Thewlis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thewleys.' This Yorkshire surname, I doubt not, is local, the suffix being the plural of ley, a meadow. But I cannot find the spot in question.

Thomas Thewelesse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thewlis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thewlis occurs most in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thewlis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thewlis is the 278,869th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,254,179 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Thewlis are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 957 people, or 1 in 58,222. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 42 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent are found. Other than England Thewlis occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Thewlis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thewlis has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thewlis last name grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Thewlis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Thewlis surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thewlis last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thewlis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $38,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.28% more than the national average, earning $64,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewliss93112/
Thewlies933/
Thewli921/
Thewellis883/
Thewillis881/
Thewles8629/
Thowlis860/
Thawlis860/
Thewless8028/
Towlis771/
Thiewle712/
Tewelli711/
Thewlly711/
Teiblis711/
Tawlisz711/
Thowles710/
Tebli67165/
Tewle6740/
Tevli6734/
Thowless6722/
Teivelis6717/
Towillis678/
Tiewlieh677/
Tewlesse671/
Tewla671/

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