Tilden Surname

134,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,357 people bear this surname

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

Tilden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilton,' a parish in the the Diocese of Peterborough. Tilden may possibly be a corruption of Tilton; but v. Tilden.

John de Tylton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Tilden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7131:133,60114,038
Australia2711:99,61511,276
Canada2411:152,88615,553
England931:599,11935,891
Norway61:857,04855,549
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3131:38,2474,533

Tilden (798) may also be a first name.

Tilden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilton,' a parish in the the Diocese of Peterborough. Tilden may possibly be a corruption of Tilton; but v. Tilden.

John de Tylton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilden,' seemingly some spot in Kent Perhaps a variant of Tilton, which see. But this is improbable. I doubt not that the place must be sought in the above-named county.

Henry de Tildenne, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1573. Richard Tylden and Mabell Lamb: Marriage Lic. (London).

1610. Theophilus Tylden, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Tilden (apparently Kent), 13th cent. Tildenne = Tila’s Valley [v. under Tilbrook, and + Old English denu, dat. dene, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Tillingdown (Tilmund’s hill), in Surrey.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. Derived from Tilton, a village in England, probably an ancient place of tilting, or tents. Tilt, Saxon, a tent.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Tilden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tilden occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 134,166th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,170,851 people. Tilden is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Tilden are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 289,761st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 798 people.

The last name Tilden is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,713 people, or 1 in 133,601. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Tilden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tilden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tilden last name expanded 207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tilden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tilden surname are 10.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.4% registered with the party.

The amount Tilden earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning 307,004 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tielden925/
Tylden8336/
Tildem8325/
Telden836/
Tildin831/
Tilldén775/
Thelden771/
Töllden771/
Taelden771/
Thieldn771/
Tldin733/
Tillding712/
Thoellden6714/
Teldenova6714/
Telldén6219/
Tölldén626/
Teldina621/

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Tilden Reference & Research

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