Tidswell Surname

233,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Tidswell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tideswell,' a parish in Derbyshire.

Henry de Tideswell, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus de Tyddeswelle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1545. William Coplande and Joanne Tyddeswell: Marriage Lic.

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Tidswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8301:67,1307,777
Australia4081:66,1667,893
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Wales631:49,1204,600
Canada441:837,40065,151
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Singapore211:262,27211,611
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7241:33,6684,434
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Tidswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tideswell,' a parish in Derbyshire.

Henry de Tideswell, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus de Tyddeswelle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1545. William Coplande and Joanne Tyddeswell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1770. Richard Tidswell and Mary Thorley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Tideswell (Derby), 13th cent. Tideswell, Domesday Tidesuuelle = Tide’s or Tidi’s Well [the pers. name (with masc. vowel- suff.) is from Old English tíd, festival, season, etc.:— + Old English w(i)ella, a spring] "It is said that the town derived its name from an ebbing well, which still exists, but has long ceased to ebb.” (National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland).—The wonder is that a well which “ebbed” for so long “still exists” ! ‘Tideswell’ was much discussed in Notes & Queries in the early months of 1904.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tideswell, a parish in Derbyshire. A De Tideswell in that county, is found in H.lt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Tideswell; a location name in Derbyshire.

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

Tidswell Last Name Facts

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

Tidswell is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tidswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 233,811th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,227,115 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Tidswell live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 830 people, or 1 in 67,130. In England Tidswell is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 30 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 17 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Tidswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tidswell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tidswell last name grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tidswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tidswell are 12.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.57% registered with the party.

The amount Tidswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.01% more than the national average, earning $90,429 CAD per year.

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