Tinlin Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tinlin Surname Definition:

A Roxburghshire surname, probably local. Thomas Tinling in Nether Ancrum, 1711 (Heirs, 158). Helen Tinline in Hawick was married, 1939. A feat of archery by one Watt Tinlinn, a retainer of the Buccleuch family, is described in a note to Scott's Lay of the last minstrel, IV, 4.

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Tinlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:948,84570,809
England1261:442,20729,452
Australia761:355,20729,862
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland741:50,5843,461
England561:435,27425,262
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Tinlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Roxburghshire surname, probably local. Thomas Tinling in Nether Ancrum, 1711 (Heirs, 158). Helen Tinline in Hawick was married, 1939. A feat of archery by one Watt Tinlinn, a retainer of the Buccleuch family, is described in a note to Scott's Lay of the last minstrel, IV, 4.

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

Tinlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tinlin is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinlin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 488,996th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Tinlin reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Tinlin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 948,845. In The United States Tinlin is most frequent in: Ohio, where 37 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Arizona, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Tinlin exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Tinlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tinlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tinlin last name expanded 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tinlin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tinlin surname are 24.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tinlin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.9% more than the national average, earning $61,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinglin92491/
Tinling92293/
Tionlin9216/
Tinnlin921/
Tuinlin920/
Timlin833,113/
Tinlen831/
Tenlin831/
Tnln801/
Tenglin7792/
Timling7721/
Tenling774/
Tennlin771/
Thinlen771/
Tuinlen770/
Tnlne731/
Thimling7156/
Tennlind712/
Thenling710/
Temlin67263/
Tenlen6788/
Tenlén6741/
Tymlin6720/
Timlim675/
Tinlem671/
Temling6244/
Thenlyn621/
Thenlen621/
Tennlen620/
Theemling5325/
Timlen5090/

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Tinlin Reference & Research

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Tomlin-Tumlin-Tinlin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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