Timney Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Timney Surname User-submission:

Timney most likely comes from Ireland and means 'driver', as in cattle driver. This has come from the common practice of taking your surname from your profession.

Timney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3831:145,47814,025
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia301:899,85754,700
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales151:206,30213,003
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Timney Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Timney most likely comes from Ireland and means 'driver', as in cattle driver. This has come from the common practice of taking your surname from your profession.

- bobbby

Timney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timney is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Timney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 399,716th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,281,302 people. The surname Timney occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Timney are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 145,478. In England Timney is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent reside, Cumbria, where 16 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside. Outside of England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Timney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Timney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Timney surname expanded 798 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Timney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Timney surname is chiefly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Timney last name are 17.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Timney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $42,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.85% more than the national average, earning $63,023 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timny915/
Timne910/
Tinney837,217/
Timner83144/
Tumney8385/
Timnea8348/
Timnge8332/
Tiomny8331/
Timneu8317/
Temney836/
Timnay831/
Timnet831/
Timnue831/
Timnes831/
Timnoy830/
Timmner7746/
Timnoue7711/
Thimnet7710/
Teimene779/
Thinney776/
Tienney774/
Taimene773/
Toimene773/
Timngeh772/
Timgnie772/
Teimeny772/
Dtiemne771/
Tinneyy771/
Thiemne771/
Thimony771/
Tiemnie771/
Themney770/
Timness770/
Thumney770/
Thimnes770/
Tingney770/
Tinny731,499/
Tinne73691/
Timna7392/
Tumne7354/
Temne7332/
Timni7318/
Tnejy731/
Tngey731/
Tymne730/
Thimngae7165/
Tingneyu7133/
Toimenee711/
D'Tinney711/
Thaimeny711/
Tenney679,650/
Tinner671,854/
Temnyy671,054/
Tinnes67881/
Temnyi67406/
Tinnie67297/
Thimni67181/
Tingne67137/
Tienne67103/
Tinnea6778/
Timnou6749/
Taimni6741/
Tne6727/
Tinnae6727/
Timnit6726/
Tinnee6720/
Tinneh6718/
Temniy6714/
Tuemne6713/
Tinnay6711/
Temner6710/
Themne6710/
Tny679/
Thumne678/
Timnat678/
Tinnyo677/
Timnoi676/
Tinned675/
Timnna674/
Timnga674/
Tumnee673/
Temnye672/
Tinnyy672/
Tienny672/
Tinnue672/
Tinnei672/
Timnah672/
Tinnet672/
Tinniy671/
Tionne671/
Tumnea671/
Timmna671/
Tinnez671/
Tinnoy671/
Tinnys671/
Thimnesch671/
Thinne671/
Thymne671/
Temnie671/
Tumnie671/
Tymnet671/
Tümner671/
Temgne671/
Temneu671/
Tinnej671/
Timgni671/
Thimna671/
Tinnuy671/
Timnis670/
Tynney670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Timney
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