Timpson Surname

162,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Timpson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Timothy,' from the nick. Tim. The 'p' is intrusive, as in Thompson, Simpson, &c.; v. Timmins.

1742. Baptised — Maria, d. Robert Timson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Timpson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3871:261,32624,660
England6431:86,6539,466
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Australia931:290,27625,669
Scotland871:61,5385,001
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Wales391:79,3476,699
Panama351:111,7794,120
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5231:46,6075,778
Scotland431:87,0524,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

Timpson (22) may also be a first name.

Timpson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Timothy,' from the nick. Tim. The 'p' is intrusive, as in Thompson, Simpson, &c.; v. Timmins.

1742. Baptised — Maria, d. Robert Timson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1764. Married — Jeremiah Ogbourn and Mary Timson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(with intrus. p) for Timson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of Timothy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Timpson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timpson (Russian: Тимпсон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Timpson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Timpson is the 162,122nd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,715,181 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Timpson live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,387 people, or 1 in 261,326. In The United States Timpson is mostly found in: Utah, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Timpson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Timpson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Timpson last name grew 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 153 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Timpson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Timpson surname is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Timpson surname are 12.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Timpson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.62% less than the national average, earning 271,249 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.24% more than the national average, earning R 430,692 per year; in United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thimpson9368/
Thoimpson880/
Thmpson8666/
Tempson8644/
Timpsom862/
Timpsen860/
Tinpson860/
Timpsonová821/
Thimpsen8012/
Thempson804/
Thinpson803/
Thömpson801/
Thojmpson750/
Tenpson711/
Tempzon711/
Timbåsen671/
Thempsen671/
Tempzen5714/

Timpson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timpson in the Russian language
Тимпсонtimpson-

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