Tidyman Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Tidyman 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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Tidyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia891:303,32226,493
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Tidyman 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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tiddeman.' I cannot explain its origin, but it seems to have come from the Low Countries.

Tethingman le Auste, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Tiddeman Boker. Rolls of Parliament.

Tydyman le Swarte. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.

Robert Tethingman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Tideman de Winchcomb, 1304, bishop of Llandaff: Crockford.

Bateman, Coleman, Sweetman, all baptismal names are of a similar derivation.

1772. Married — Richard Tiddeman and Sarah Frost: St. George, Hanover Square.

1788. — William Tidman and Margaret Davison: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Tiddeman. Nothing to do with tidiness or orderliness. Not a nickname.

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

V. under Tidy, and + English man.

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

The same as Tiddeman and Tidman. From some old German name, perhaps Theudmund or Theodmund; from Old German teut-mwnd, which might translate both "a protector of man" and "a prince." I do not find such a name, but we have many names compounded of teut, as Theudorix, Theodoricus, Theudebert, Theudibaldus, &c.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tidyman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tidyman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tidyman? popularity and diffusion

Tidyman is the 699,651st most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Tidyman are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Tidyman is most common in The United States, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States Tidyman is most prevalent in: Nebraska, where 23 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Tidyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tidyman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tidyman surname grew 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tidyman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tidyman surname is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tidyman surname are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.05% being registered to vote for the party.

Tidyman earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $50,490 USD per year.

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