Thiselton Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Thiselton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thistleton,' a parish in Rutland, eight miles from Oakham. Other places probably existed of this name. It is interesting to notice that my first entry is from a Lincolnshire document.

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Thiselton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia841:321,37727,634
England611:913,41146,955
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Thiselton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thistleton,' a parish in Rutland, eight miles from Oakham. Other places probably existed of this name. It is interesting to notice that my first entry is from a Lincolnshire document. The name still exists in that county.

Adam de Thistelton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1622. John Thistleton, of Woodplumpton, husbandman: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1662. Thomas Thistleton, of Kellamargh: ibid.

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

V. Thlstleton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thistleton, a parish in Rutlandshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thiselton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thiselton occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiselton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,359,010th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Thiselton is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Thiselton are found; 52 percent are found in Australasia and 52 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Thiselton is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 321,377. In Australia Thiselton is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 74 percent reside, Queensland, where 18 percent reside and New South Wales, where 4 percent reside. Barring Australia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Thiselton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thiselton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thiselton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thiselton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.69% less than the national average, earning R 95,784 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

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Thasludheen501/

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