Tilney Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tilney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilney,' two parishes in Norfolk.

Robert de Tilney, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Tilneye, Norfolk, ibid.

1564. Edward Chafforne and Ursula Tylney: Marriage Lic.

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Tilney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4481:124,37112,476
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Australia1391:194,21419,182
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales51:618,90625,852
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:113,90411,075
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Tilney (19) may also be a first name.

Tilney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tilney,' two parishes in Norfolk.

Robert de Tilney, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Tilneye, Norfolk, ibid.

1564. Edward Chafforne and Ursula Tylney: Marriage Lic. (London).

1583. Married — Edmund Tylney, Esq., and the Lady Bray: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Tilney (Norf.), 13th cent. Tilney(e, Anglo-Saxon *Tilaníg = Tila’s Island or Waterside [Tilan-, genit. of Tila, from Old English til, good + í(e)g, island, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Three parishes in Norfolk bear this name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tilney Last Name Facts

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

Tilney is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tilney is the 353,216th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,068,425 people. The surname Tilney is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Tilney reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 124,371. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 15 percent reside, Norfolk, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Beside England Tilney occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Tilney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tilney has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tilney surname rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 728 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tilney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tilney last name are 12.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tilney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning R 250,356 per year and in United States they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $49,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilny910/
Tilner8381/
Tilnyy8312/
Tilnge832/
Tillne831/
Telney830/
Tylney830/
Tlne802/
Tlny802/
Tilgner772,283/
Tillner77846/
Tillnes777/
Thilnay771/
Tilna73579/
Telne7372/
Telny7342/
Tylny7313/
Tlene731/
Tillgner711/
Thislner711/
Tylnyi67307/
Telnyi67262/
Telnes67203/
Telnoy67116/
Telnge6772/
Telnyy6738/
Telner6725/
Tellne677/
Thelne676/
Telniy673/
Tölner671/
Tülnay671/
Telnie671/
Thlnge671/
Tylnyy671/
Telnyz671/
Tlynne670/

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