Tinker Surname
Approximately 12,543 people bear this surname
Tinker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tinker.' All the early instances are South English; v. Tinkler for North English form. Travelling pedlars were so called because they made their approach known by tinking, i.e. ringing, or making a tinkling noise.
Read More About This SurnameTinker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,526 | 1:42,512 | 5,216 |
| England | 2,133 | 1:26,122 | 3,573 |
| Canada | 472 | 1:78,063 | 8,764 |
| Australia | 402 | 1:67,153 | 7,997 |
| Bahamas | 276 | 1:1,419 | 248 |
| South Africa | 136 | 1:398,365 | 35,171 |
| New Zealand | 122 | 1:37,117 | 6,329 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Jamaica | 91 | 1:31,538 | 2,300 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:48,352 | 4,540 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,510 | 1:16,143 | 2,372 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,798 | 1:27,930 | 3,427 |
Tinker (729) may also be a first name.
Tinker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tinker.' All the early instances are South English; v. Tinkler for North English form. Travelling pedlars were so called because they made their approach known by tinking, i.e. ringing, or making a tinkling noise. The mending of pots and pans does not seem to have been the particular pursuit of the mediaeval tinker. He was a general pedlar.
'No person, or persons commonly called Pedler, Tynker, or Pety Chapman, shall wander or go from one towne to another ... and sell pynnes, poyntes laces, gloves, knyves, glasses, tapes, or any suche kynde of wares whatsoever, or gather connye skynnes': 5 & 6 Edward VI, c. 21.
Thomas le Tyneker, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Angin' Tineker, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Peter le Teneker, Somerset, ibid.
Richard le Tinekere. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
William le Tynekar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1574. Buried — John Tynker, of Adlyngton: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.
1777. Married — John Tinker and Elizabeth Durrant: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) One who mended pots and kettles.
The occupation. Tincker H.R.
TYNKER: The occupation. One William de Tyneker, however, occurs in H.R. in Huntingdonshire.
From the Dutch, Tinke, Tuinker; a personal name.
Tinker Demographics
Average Male Tinker Height
176.99 cm
Average Female Tinker Height
160.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tinker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tinker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tinker (Russian: Тинкер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tinker? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,617th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 581,005 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Tinker live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tinker is also the 305,398th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 729 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 8,526 people, or 1 in 42,512. In The United States Tinker is most numerous in: Missouri, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Tinker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tinker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tinker surname expanded 474 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tinker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tinker surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.
The amount Tinker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.1% more than the national average, earning R 394,728 per year; in United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $51,369 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tincker | 92 | 21 | / |
| Thinker | 92 | 16 | / |
| Tinkerd | 92 | 10 | / |
| Tinkier | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tinkert | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tinnker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tinketr | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tinkere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tinkher | 92 | 0 | / |
| Tienker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Tingåker | 86 | 27 | / |
| Thinkerd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tinkeysr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tinckert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tiencker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tenker | 83 | 2,986 | / |
| Tinkir | 83 | 1,208 | / |
| Tünker | 83 | 148 | / |
| Tincer | 83 | 35 | / |
| Tönker | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tnkeer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tinkerova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thingkerd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tincher | 77 | 4,104 | / |
| Tengker | 77 | 576 | / |
| Tingkir | 77 | 168 | / |
| Timkerd | 77 | 141 | / |
| Thünker | 77 | 115 | / |
| Tuenker | 77 | 24 | / |
| Timåker | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tenkere | 77 | 8 | / |
| Thinkre | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tenkert | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tenkier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tinquer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tinncher | 71 | 6 | / |
| Thuenker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thngkerd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thenkerd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenkir | 67 | 13,207 | / |
| Tencer | 67 | 523 | / |
| Tyncer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tüncher | 62 | 56 | / |
| Tencher | 62 | 44 | / |
| Temgker | 62 | 11 | / |
| Thincir | 62 | 1 | / |
| Temkere | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thüncher | 57 | 62 | / |
Tinker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tinker in the Russian language | ||
| Тинкер | tinker | - |
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