Tildsley Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tildsley 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.

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Tildsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:235,09719,437
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Australia981:275,46624,785
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:114,97811,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Tildsley 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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Tyldesley (Tilwald's meadow), in Lancashire.

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

A chapelry in Lancashire, at an early period the residence of the family. See Ormerod's Miscel. Palat. p. 26.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tildsley Last Name Facts

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

Tildsley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tildsley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Tildsley are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 235,097. In England Tildsley is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 32 percent reside, Cheshire, where 29 percent reside and Merseyside, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Tildsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tildsley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tildsley last name rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tildsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tildsley last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tildsley earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $49,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29% less than the national average, earning $35,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilsley931,131/
Tildsly930/
Tyldsley88196/
Tillsley88176/
Tiltsley880/
Tilsly861/
Tillesley822/
Tilsler804/
Tllsley800/
Tlsle771/
Tyllesley711/
Tellsly670/
Tilchlher594/
Thilchler591/

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