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

The surname Tignor occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tignor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tignor is the 221,950th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,967,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tignor live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Tignor is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,823 people, or 1 in 198,826. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 31 percent live, Tennessee, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Tignor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Tignor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tignor surname are 18.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.07% registered to vote for the 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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