Tignor Surname

221,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tignor Surname User-submission:

Tignor is more often seen as Tigner and has a Dutch origin. The name Tignor or Tigner was likely given to those from the former municipality named Tignee in the Belgian province of Liege.

Tignor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8231:198,82619,572
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Tignor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tignor is more often seen as Tigner and has a Dutch origin. The name Tignor or Tigner was likely given to those from the former municipality named Tignee in the Belgian province of Liege.

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Tignor Last Name Facts

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

Tignor occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tignor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tignor is the 221,950th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,967,091 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tignor are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Tignor is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,823 people, or 1 in 198,826. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 31 percent live, Tennessee, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Tignor is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Tignor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tignor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tignor surname increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tignor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tignor last name are 18.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.07% being registered with the political party.

Tignor earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $40,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tighnor920/
Tinor91396/
Tichgnor860/
Teinor83931/
Tienor8393/
Tingor8361/
Tinord8354/
Tinoor8319/
Tinort8311/
Tisnor836/
Tainor833/
Tignar831/
Tinore831/
Tygnor830/
Tegnor830/
Tignard7715/
Thainor775/
Thingor774/
Tinyoor771/
Tainoor771/
Tienoor771/
Tgainor771/
Tiehnor770/
Tenor731,496/
Tinar73439/
Tynor73278/
Ténor732/
Thignare713/
Teigneur711/
Tenore671,981/
Thenor671,880/
Tengor67475/
Taynor67459/
Tinard67379/
Teynor67264/
Tynior67172/
Tinare67145/
Tingar6780/
Tejnor6773/
Tinjar6773/
Tenort6750/
Teenor6747/
Tyonor6744/
Tenhor6731/
Tienar6722/
Tenior6717/
Tisnar679/
Thinar678/
Tenord676/
Toinar672/
Tinyar672/
Tainar672/
Tesnor671/
Tegnar671/
Tegnur671/
Tenjor671/
Tiniar671/
Tenoor671/
Teanor670/
Tenorr670/

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