Tilden Surname
Approximately 3,357 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,713 | 1:133,601 | 14,038 |
| Australia | 271 | 1:99,615 | 11,276 |
| Canada | 241 | 1:152,886 | 15,553 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,313 | 1:38,247 | 4,533 |
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.
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.
(English) belonging to Tilden (apparently Kent), 13th cent. Tildenne = Tila’s Valley [v. under Tilbrook, and + Old English denu, dat. dene, a valley]
(English) One who came from Tillingdown (Tilmund’s hill), in Surrey.
Local. Derived from Tilton, a village in England, probably an ancient place of tilting, or tents. Tilt, Saxon, a tent.
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Tilden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tilden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tilden is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Tilden click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tilden? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 134,166th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,170,851 people. It is predominantly 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. Tilden is also the 289,761st most widely held first name globally, borne by 798 people.
The last name Tilden is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,713 people, or 1 in 133,601. In The United States Tilden is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States Tilden occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Tilden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tilden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tilden last name rose 207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tilden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tilden surname are 10.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.4% being registered to vote for 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.
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Tilden Reference & Research
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