Tighe Surname
Approximately 14,756 people bear this surname
Tighe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Tye.' 'Tye, an extensive common pasture': Halliwell. 'Tye: it generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton': Lower, Patronymica Britannica.
Read More About This SurnameTighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,303 | 1:49,632 | 6,016 |
| England | 2,803 | 1:19,878 | 2,826 |
| Ireland | 2,046 | 1:2,302 | 431 |
| Australia | 1,262 | 1:21,391 | 2,966 |
| Canada | 740 | 1:49,791 | 6,046 |
| Scotland | 159 | 1:33,672 | 3,337 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,340 | 1:3,306 | 605 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 658 | 1:37,045 | 4,799 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,478 | 1:33,977 | 4,068 |
Tighe (466) may also be a first name.
Tighe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Tye.' 'Tye, an extensive common pasture': Halliwell. 'Tye: it generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton': Lower, Patronymica Britannica.
Hugh de la Tye, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter atte-Tye, Norfolk, 10 Edward III: History of Norfolk.
Geoffrey le Tylere, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph le Tilere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh le Tygheler. Rolls of Parliament.
Adam le Tiyghelere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Robert le Tiegheler, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1611. Robert Tyler and Alice Callis: Marriage Lic. (London).
1658. Married — Thomas Nash and Mary Tiler: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A contraction of MacTIghe, q.v.
Ó Taidhg There were four distinct septs of Ó Taidhg, but the name is now indistinguishable from MacTeague, q.v., or Tighe which is also a synonym of the English Tye. This explains the Irish synonym Kangley (ceangal, tie). MIF 230
Ó Taidhg There were four distinct septs of Ó Taidhg, but the name is now indistinguishable from MacTeague, q.v., or Tighe which is also a synonym of the English Tye. This explains the Irish synonym Kangley (ceangal, tie). MIF 230
(Irish) Grandson of Tadhg (poet).
1. Apparently a personal and saintly name. There is a manor of Saint Tygh, in Ouokfleld, co. Sussex. 2. Sir B. Burke says, that the name was derived from a village so called in Rutlandshire, in the immediate vicinity of which, at Carlby, co. Lincoln, the ancestors of Tighe of Woodstock, co. Kilkenny, were long seated. B.L.G.
A topographical word of uncertain origin. It generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton.
From ti, ty, a house, which in the pl. would become tiaz, ties, tiez, tyas, tyes, tyez (W. teios, cots, cottages). Pryce renders tyor, a helliar, thatcher, tiler. Gilbert says Sir Henry le Tyes, Lord Tyes, or (as Camden calls him) De Tiers, was lord of the manor of Tywarnhale "Tiers in Perran-Zabuloe. One of the Tyas families considers itself of Norman origin, and says the name is found written Teutonicus.
Tighe Demographics
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Tighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tighe (Arabic: تيغ, Marathi: तीघे) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tighe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 35,767th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 493,870 people. The surname Tighe is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Tighe live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tighe is also the 394,651st most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 466 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7,303 people, or 1 in 49,632. In The United States Tighe is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent are found, New Jersey, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.
Tighe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tighe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tighe surname increased 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 426 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 568 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tighe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tighe surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tighe surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.26% being registered with the political party.
The amount Tighe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.96% more than the national average, earning 501,685 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 95.14% more than the national average, earning R 463,716 per year; in United States they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning $49,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $48,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tighe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tighe in the Marathi language | ||
| तीघे | tighe | 50 |
| ितघे | itaghe | 50 |
| Tighe in the Arabic language | ||
| تيغ | tygh | - |
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