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 occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Timney? popularity and diffusion

Timney is the 399,716th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,281,302 people. Timney is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Timney live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 145,478. In England it is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent are found, Cumbria, where 16 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Timney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Timney has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Timney last name increased 798 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Timney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Timney are 17.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.47% registered with 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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