Tilsey Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tilsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tilsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tilsey is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Tilsey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Tilsey reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Tilsey is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 29 percent are found, Cheshire, where 14 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 14 percent are found. Besides England Tilsey exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Tilsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tilsey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tilsey last name declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilse91431/
Tilsy913/
Tilzey83188/
Telsey83146/
Tilsed83144/
Tilset8343/
Tilser8320/
Tuilse831/
Tillsy830/
Tilgey830/
Tilsay830/
Tlse804/
Tilseth77145/
Tilszer7719/
Tilsher7712/
Tilshee771/
Tillesy771/
Telse7365/
Tilge7338/
Tilsa7337/
Tilje7310/
Tilce738/
Telsy736/
Tilscher7169/
Tillesse717/
Telser671,227/
Tilger67959/
Tilzer67237/
Telsee67101/
Tilche6759/
Tilšer6750/
Tillge6730/
Telset6718/
Tilcer6717/
Tuulse6715/
Thilscher679/
Tilges675/
Telsie675/
Telshe674/
Thilge673/
Tilsit672/
Tilcay671/
Telshy671/
Telssy671/
Tilsat671/
Tölősy671/
Tilget671/
Tillscher671/
Tilsha670/
Tillcy670/
Tiljet670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tilsey
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