Tinkham Surname

178,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Tinkham Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Tyneham (homestead where goats were bred), in Dorset.

Tinkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2071:164,23216,688
Canada921:400,49635,373
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England211:2,653,24194,788
Guam161:10,0081,526
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9111:55,1256,179

Tinkham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Tyneham (homestead where goats were bred), in Dorset.

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

Tinkham Last Name Facts

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

Tinkham occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinkham? popularity and diffusion

Tinkham is the 178,592nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,047,907 people. The surname Tinkham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Tinkham are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,207 people, or 1 in 164,232. In The United States Tinkham is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Tinkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tinkham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tinkham last name increased 242 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tinkham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tinkham are 0.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tinkham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.31% more than the national average, earning $63,747 CAD per year.

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