Tildesley Surname
Approximately 969 people bear this surname
Tildesley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tyldesley,' a parish in South Lancashire. The surname passed on at some period to London, and is commoner there than in Lancashire.
Hugo de Tyldesley, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward.
Read More About This SurnameTildesley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 742 | 1:75,092 | 8,522 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 447 | 1:54,531 | 6,519 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Tildesley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tyldesley,' a parish in South Lancashire. The surname passed on at some period to London, and is commoner there than in Lancashire.
Hugo de Tyldesley, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward.
Henry de Tyldesley, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Thurstan Tyldslay, Lancashire, 1563: Wills at Chester.
Richard Tildesley, of Preston, Lancashire: ibid.
1593. Thurstan Tyldslay: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1624. Married — Philip Tillsley and Ann Daniell: St. Mary Aldermary.
(English) belonging to Tyldesley (Lancs), 13th cent. Tyldesley, Tildesle [An unrecorded Anglo-Saxon pers. name (in the genit.) seems to be involved here, prob. *Tiloð, from til, good, with the diminutive suff. -oð: + Old English leáh (Middle English ley, le, etc.), a lea, meadow]
A chapelry in Lancashire, at an early period the residence of the family. See Ormerod's Miscel. Palat. p. 26.
From Tyldesley; a location name in Lancashire.
Tildesley Demographics
Average Tildesley Salary in
United States
$68,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tildesley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tildesley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tildesley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tildesley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 370,695th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,520,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Tildesley are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 742 people, or 1 in 75,092. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 21 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 13 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.
Tildesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tildesley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tildesley Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Tildesley earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 58.27% more than the national average, earning $68,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $47,611 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tijldesley | 95 | 1 | / |
| Tilldesley | 95 | 0 | / |
| Tildsley | 94 | 485 | / |
| Tildesly | 94 | 0 | / |
| Tyldesley | 89 | 869 | / |
| Tildseley | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tildasley | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tildsly | 88 | 0 | / |
| Tyldsley | 82 | 196 | / |
| Tyldesly | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tiltsley | 82 | 0 | / |
| Tyldeslay | 78 | 2 | / |
| Tyledsley | 78 | 1 | / |
| del Desal | 56 | 1 | / |
| Dilotsohle | 53 | 10 | / |
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Footnotes
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