Timbers Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Timbers Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Timmers; a personal name.

Timbers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8471:427,93336,971
Canada3551:103,79011,219
England2861:194,81817,152
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
India141:54,790,384527,769
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:233,57519,635

Timbers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Timmers; a personal name.

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

Timbers Last Name Facts

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

Timbers occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timbers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252,393rd most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,647,670 people. The surname Timbers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Timbers reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 847 people, or 1 in 427,933. In The United States Timbers is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, Virginia, where 11 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Timbers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Timbers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Timbers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Timbers surname are 8.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Timbers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $42,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $52,121 CAD per year.

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