Thistlewaite Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Thistlewaite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thistlewaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Thistlewaite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thistlewaite is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thistlewaite? popularity and diffusion

Thistlewaite is the 963,821st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Thistlewaite live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 24 percent live, Derbyshire, where 18 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 18 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 26 percent live.

Thistlewaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thistlewaite has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thistlewaite last name fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 836 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thistlewaite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thistlewaite last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thistlewaite earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.62% more than the national average, earning $52,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $54,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thistlewait961/
Thistlwaite961/
Thistlewhaite960/
Thistlewhite9239/
Thistlevait870/
Thistlewood70474/
Thisstlewood670/
Thasetlut57122/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thistlewaite
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