Tillinghast Surname

240,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,660 people bear this surname

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

Tillinghast Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near a place where auctions were held.

Tillinghast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6131:224,71121,748
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

Tillinghast Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near a place where auctions were held.

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

Local. A place where auctions are held; buying, setting, dividing, paying over. German, theilen; Dutch, deelen, to separate, divide, pay over. A dealing house.

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

Tillinghast Last Name Facts

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

Tillinghast is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillinghast? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tillinghast is the 240,883rd most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,390,088 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Tillinghast live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,613 people, or 1 in 224,711. In The United States Tillinghast is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Connecticut, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Tillinghast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tillinghast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tillinghast last name increased 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tillinghast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tillinghast surname are 6.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.51% being registered with the political party.

Tillinghast earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

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Tillinghast Reference & Research

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