Tidey Surname

270,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tidey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tiffany', from the nick. Tidd, and the pet form Tiddy or Tidy; v. Tiffany. (a) Nick. 'the tidy,' the neat in personal appearance and habit.

Stephen Tydy, Close Rolls, 26 Edward III.

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Tidey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6061:91,9449,880
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Australia2381:113,42712,604
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Canada731:504,73442,927
Wales231:134,5459,804
France171:3,907,219231,005
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Ireland61:784,82316,062
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3471:70,2467,869
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Tidey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tiffany', from the nick. Tidd, and the pet form Tiddy or Tidy; v. Tiffany. (a) Nick. 'the tidy,' the neat in personal appearance and habit.

Stephen Tydy, Close Rolls, 26 Edward III.

1788. Married — Joseph Piggon and Henrietta Tidy: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 Ready, Prompt; Honest; Neat [Middle English tidy, tidi; from Middle English tid(e, Old English tíd, time, season (cp. Scandinavian tidig = Dutch tijdig, early, timely] And travailleth and tilieth For a tretour also soore As for a trewe tidy man.—Piers Plowman, 13837-9.

(rarely) 2 for the Anglo-Saxon Tidi, Tida (v. under Tidd), with the English diminutive suit. -e)y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

in the absence of any more recondite etymology, I presume that this name, and Tidyman, refer to neatness of dress in the original bearers.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Tadhg, the Irish form of Thady, i. e. Thaddeus. MacTaidhg or Teige, O'Taidhg or O'Teige (mentioned by O'Herin as chiefs of Ui Maile and of Ui Teigh) anglicised their name to Tighe. They derive their name from Irish tadhg, a poet, philoophers.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Tydee; a location name in Monmouth.

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

Tidey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tidey (Russian: Тидей) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tidey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 270,292nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,050,274 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Tidey are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Tidey is most common in England, where it is borne by 606 people, or 1 in 91,944. In England Tidey is most common in: Kent, where 15 percent are found, East Sussex, where 12 percent are found and West Sussex, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Tidey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tidey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tidey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tidey are 37.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tidey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning $59,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tideye9110/
Taidey912/
Tiddey912/
Tideya911/
Toidey911/
Tidy893,037/
Tide891,532/
Thiedey8348/
Taideyi831/
Tidheyo831/
Tiede807,771/
Tidei80986/
Toide80952/
Tidoy80804/
Tadey80596/
Tiddy80548/
Tideï80481/
Taide80427/
Tiday80399/
Tidiy80143/
Tidoe80128/
Thide80119/
Teide80106/
Tides8093/
Tider8074/
Taidy8068/
Tidje8055/
Toidy8032/
Tiedy8030/
Tidet8026/
Tidue8022/
Tudey8016/
Tidde8014/
Tidie8012/
Tideu8010/
Tidae808/
Tidee808/
Tidhy806/
Tiode806/
Teidy804/
Tideh804/
Tedey803/
Tisdy803/
Tidhe803/
Titde802/
Tuide802/
Tidea802/
Tidej801/
Thidy801/
Tisde801/
Tided801/
Tideî801/
Thiede7310,914/
Thadey731,478/
Tiedge731,037/
Titdoy73480/
Taddey73422/
Teider73354/
Tedeye73321/
Tuider73273/
Tidder73253/
Taider73210/
Tuiday7392/
Teidei7385/
Theide7354/
Tidaye7335/
Tiddei7327/
Tidahy7327/
Tiddes7321/
Tidayo7320/
Thaide7320/
Toiday7316/
Tidaya7313/
Taidje7313/
Tisder7311/
Teidge7311/
Toudey7311/
Taiday7310/
Taidue7310/
Toidje739/
Tidiyo738/
Tiedie738/
Tuidee738/
Tijade737/
Teisde736/
Tidaiy736/
Tiedeu736/
Thidee736/
Tiddee736/
Taiyde735/
Tidecz735/
Tuidoy735/
Taydey734/
Tidech734/
Tiedye733/
Tayide733/
Tedeyi733/
Tidowe733/
Tidoye733/
Toidae733/
Tidiya732/
Thaidy732/
Tijode732/
Tesdey732/
Tudhey732/
Taides732/
Taidhe732/
Tuidea732/
Teidde731/
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Tiddiy731/
Tideje731/
Tidher731/
Tidhyi731/
Tiedee731/
Taidiy731/
Taidys731/
Teidie731/
Tiedoe731/
Taidei731/
Tiyede731/
Toidei731/
Tideiu731/
Tideas731/
Taiede731/
Tedeyo731/
Thedey731/
Tadhey731/
Taidie731/
Tajide731/
Toider731/
Toides731/
Tisdoy731/
Thidde731/
Thidiy731/
Tiodeu731/
Tiddie731/
Tideha731/
Tideus731/
Tiedei731/
Tiedue731/
Tuideu731/
Toyide731/
Tisdje731/
Tudeya731/
Tudeyi731/
Tisdee731/
Thidej731/
Toidge730/
Tieday730/
Tisdde730/
Thidie730/
Taudey730/
Teidje730/
Tideyashh711/
Tade6716,851/
Tida672,597/
Tude671,885/
Tedy671,426/
Tede671,315/
Tidi671,255/
Tyde67337/
Tidayoh67109/
Thuiday67108/
Toidaya6787/
Thaddey6786/
Thoiday6776/
Tudy6773/
Tiedoue6773/
Thaiday6750/
Thaidee6716/
Tidiyah6712/
Tidayah6711/
Thiedge678/
Thidayu676/
Toitdoy675/
Tuedeye672/
Thidech672/
Thaadey671/
Tieyada671/
Tighedy671/
Taiyday671/
Tajidoy671/
Taaider671/
Tiedeji671/
Tédy671/
Toudeya671/
Thidiyo671/
Tidgaya671/
Tidé671/
Tiehyde671/
Tujedey671/
Tidaweh671/
Tidiyas671/
Tiiadyo671/
Tjde671/
Thaidej671/
Taidych671/
Teiadyo671/
Tiddeus670/
Thiedie670/
Teiedge670/

Tidey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tidey in the Russian language
Тидейtidej-

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