Tinkler Surname

86,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Tinkler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tinkler,' i.e. Tinker, which see. The term being North English, so is the surname. 'A tineker or tinkeler': Baret's Alvearie, 1580 (Halliwell).'Hey! sirs! what cairds and tinklers, And ne'er-do-weel horse-coupers.

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Tinkler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7551:20,2242,864
United States1,4351:252,58523,981
Australia3851:70,1198,305
Canada2871:128,38213,382
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Wales761:40,7183,964
Ireland641:73,5774,518
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Austria201:425,77243,235
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
France81:8,302,840321,660
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Norway61:857,04855,549
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2991:18,7652,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:173,16815,571

Tinkler (15) may also be a first name.

Tinkler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tinkler,' i.e. Tinker, which see. The term being North English, so is the surname. 'A tineker or tinkeler': Baret's Alvearie, 1580 (Halliwell).'Hey! sirs! what cairds and tinklers, And ne'er-do-weel horse-coupers.' - Jamieson on Caird. Tinkle is merely the frequentative of tink. Hence both Tinker and Tinkler.

William de Westerdale, tynkler, 12 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Roger Tynkeler, Close Rolls, 20 Edward III.

Rogerus Tynkler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Tyncler, 1379: ibid.

Alice Tynkeller, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).

Richard Tynkler, Yorkshire: Priory of Finchale (Surtees Society).

1726. Married — George Fawcett and Ann Tenkler: St. George, Hanover Square.

1746. — Joseph Tinkler and Elinor Smallwood: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

A northern form of English tinker, 'a mender of metal objects, as kettles, pots, and pans.' Jacobus Tinckler held land in I th in the reign of William the Lion (Scon, p. 30). James Tynkler and others were charged with deforcing a messenger in Ednem, 1510 (Trials, I, p. 71). Robert Tinkler was tenant on the Abbey lands of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 524), John Tinklar and John Tynklar, jr., appear in Nether Mains, Renfrew, 1575 (Laing, 916), John Tinkler was admitted burgess of Glasgow, 1617 (Burgesses), and Allan Tinckler in Stitchill made a claim in 1665 (Stitchill, p. 38).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) a North. form of Tinker: v. Tincker [from Middle English tinklen, to tinkle] My bonny lass, I work in brass, A tinkler is my station.—Burns, The Jolly Beggars, 212-13.

Henry le Tinkeler.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1278.

Rogerus Tynkler.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who mended pots and kettles.

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

From the Dutch, Dinkelaar; a personal name.

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

Tinkler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tinkler (Russian: Тинклер) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tinkler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinkler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,680th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,311,653 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Tinkler reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2,755 people, or 1 in 20,224. In England it is most numerous in: Durham, where 21 percent are found, Cumbria, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Other than England Tinkler occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Tinkler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tinkler has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tinkler last name expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 116 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tinkler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tinkler surname are 18.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.89% registered with the party.

The amount Tinkler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.66% less than the national average, earning 177,679 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.99% more than the national average, earning R 453,864 per year; in United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $55,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinckler9317/
Thinkler931/
Tinklr921/
Tincler8665/
Tünkler8610/
Timkler861/
Tynkler861/
Tenkler860/
Tincller800/
Tenkiller753/
Tencler719/
Tinclair673/

Tinkler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tinkler in the Russian language
Тинклерtinkler-

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