Tight Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Tight Surname Definition:

A name found in the Registrar-General's List and also in the U.S. It is probably a corruption of Tite, the French form of Titus.

Tight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
England761:733,13240,828
Australia481:562,41041,290
India121:63,922,115578,870
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Tight (60) may also be a first name.

Tight Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A name found in the Registrar-General's List and also in the U.S. It is probably a corruption of Tite, the French form of Titus.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Ticht; from the Dutch, Tuit; from the Danish, Teitge; a personal name.

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

Tight Last Name Facts

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

Tight is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tight? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 906,170th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name Tight is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Tight live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tight is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 60 people.

Tight is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States Tight is mostly found in: Florida, where 25 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Ohio, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States Tight exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Tight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tight has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 249 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tight Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tight last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tight last name are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tight earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 81.67% more than the national average, earning $90,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thight911/
Teight911/
Tighte911/
Tights911/
Taight910/
Tighh801/
Tught800/
Tighs800/
Tyght800/
Taiget7391/
Teigeh731/
Teiget731/
Tixh671/
Tigx671/

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