Tingle Surname

55,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Tingle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tinghill' (1). Apparently some small spot in Yorkshire.

Ricardus Tynghill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Elene Tyngyl, 1424, Yorkshire:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

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Tingle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3321:57,2426,803
England1,7281:32,2444,299
Philippines2211:458,09255,782
Jamaica2061:13,9321,372
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Wales981:31,5773,178
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Benin241:430,65030,545
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9431:25,8493,548
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0051:49,9695,679

Tingle (2,090) may also be a first name.

Tingle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tinghill' (1). Apparently some small spot in Yorkshire.

Ricardus Tynghill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Elene Tyngyl, 1424, Yorkshire:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

(2) Local, 'of Tynedale,' a variant of Tindal, which see. The following entries seem to prove this:

1779. Married — Laurence Tingdall and Margaret Carr: St. George, Hanover Square.

1784. — John Tingle and Ann Chamberlain: ibid.

In spite of (2 it must be manifest that (1) is the chief parent.

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

(English) Dweller at the Meeting or Court Hill (Old English Þing, a meeting, court of justice + hyll] The interdental (th) sound has been lost through Scandinavian influence (see under Tlngay): we find a 'Ricardus Tynghill’ in the Yorks Poll-Tax a.d. 1379, which name had become Tyngyl by the 15th cent.

(Celtic + English) Tingle may sporadically be a gutturalized form of Tindal, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the Meeting or Court Hill (Old English Þing, a meeting, court of justice + hyll] The interdental (th) sound has been lost through Scandinavian influence (see under Tlngay): we find a 'Ricardus Tynghill’ in the Yorks Poll-Tax a.d. 1379, which name had become Tyngyl by the 15th cent.

(Celtic + English) Tingle may sporadically be a gutturalized form of Tindal, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, the meeting place or court.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The same as Tingley, compounded of ley, a pasture. See LEGG.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Tingle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tingle (Marathi: िंटगळे) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tingle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tingle is the 55,738th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 800,214 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Tingle live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 164,660th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 2,090 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,332 people, or 1 in 57,242. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Tingle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tingle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tingle surname expanded 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 980 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 650 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tingle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tingle last name are 23.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tingle earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.09% less than the national average, earning R 173,268 per year; in United States they earn 6.54% less than the national average, earning $40,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $58,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tingley926,043/
Tingler921,866/
Tingele9265/
Thingle9224/
Tingles927/
Tinggle922/
Tinglee921/
Tingile921/
Tinglet921/
Tinglej921/
Tingleh921/
Tinglie921/
Tinglle920/
Tinguile868/
Tinggles868/
Thinglee867/
Thingley867/
Tionglee861/
Tingless860/
Tingli83129/
Tengle8376/
Tingla8316/
Tingly836/
Tyngle830/
Tinguille801/
Tingilley801/
Tengler772,037/
Tengile77607/
Tengele77314/
Tinghil77234/
Tüngler77100/
Tinghel7749/
Tinglis7747/
Tinggil7726/
Thengle7720/
Tenglee7718/
Tingloy7710/
Tenglet778/
Tingloi775/
Tinglay773/
Tängler771/
Tenglez771/
Tinggli771/
Tinglai771/
Tinngly771/
Tengley771/
Tuengle771/
Tyngley770/
Tingglis7133/
Tinglaya7127/
Thengile7120/
Tingilli7113/
Tenguele7110/
Tingglih719/
Tinghäll718/
Tingella716/
Tenglhee714/
Thengele713/
Tengelle711/
Thinglai711/
Tengli67167/
Tengla6722/
Thinglaya6720/
Tengly672/
Tngeel671/
Tnglis671/

Tingle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tingle in the Marathi language
िंटगळेintagale-

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