Tiffney Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tiffney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiffney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:304,47023,072
Scotland1301:41,1833,837
Canada551:669,92054,285
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Tiffney (1,090) may also be a first name.

Tiffney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tiffney is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiffney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 671,677th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname Tiffney occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Tiffney reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles. Tiffney is also the 241,726th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,090 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 304,470. In England Tiffney is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Tiffney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tiffney has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 495 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 929 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 55 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tiffney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tiffney last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Tiffney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.55% less than the national average, earning $31,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $49,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tifney927/
Tiffne921/
Tiffny921/
Tiffner86301/
Tuffney8683/
Tiffnie860/
Tiffnay860/
Tifne836/
Taiffner800/
Tifner7774/
Tifnay770/
Tiffinnie750/
Teffner71179/
Täffner7198/
Thieffinne7114/
Tifenny710/
Tifni6758/
Tefny672/
Tifna671/
Tefne671/
Tefnay62278/
Tefner6285/
Taifena5755/
Tifnout574/
Tufnaue570/
Thefenne5315/
Tefni5016/
Tefna509/

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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 Tiffney
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