Tinning Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Tinning Surname Definition:

Local. A surname recorded in Dumfriesshire. There is a Tininghill or Tynninghill. In Dumfriesshire Retours (40,212). John Tinding of Holies, Dumfriesshire, 1657 (Dumfries). Tyning" is not uncommon in English field names, from Old English tynen, to hedge in.

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Tinning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2591:104,23111,721
England2521:221,10318,649
Denmark2081:27,1382,790
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Canada1001:368,45633,054
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Scotland651:82,3666,014
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
Scotland371:101,1685,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Tinning (12) may also be a first name.

Tinning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A surname recorded in Dumfriesshire. There is a Tininghill or Tynninghill. In Dumfriesshire Retours (40,212). John Tinding of Holies, Dumfriesshire, 1657 (Dumfries). Tyning" is not uncommon in English field names, from Old English tynen, to hedge in.

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

Tinning Last Name Facts

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

Tinning is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Tinning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinning? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tinning is the 304,336th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Tinning reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 26 percent reside in British Isles. Tinning is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename in the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Tinning is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 104,231. In Australia Tinning is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 53 percent are found, Victoria, where 12 percent are found and Queensland, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 17 percent are found.

Tinning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tinning has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tinning last name grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tinning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tinning surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Tinning earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.02% less than the national average, earning $28,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thinning936/
Tinnings932/
Tinnin922,100/
Thinnings881/
Tinnion86626/
Tønning86120/
Tönning8682/
Tenning8677/
Tynning8672/
Tõnning8619/
Thinnin8615/
Tinnina861/
Tånning861/
Tinngin861/
Tiennin861/
Thenning8017/
Tennings805/
Tengning803/
Thønning802/
Toenning800/
Tinnen77174/
Tennin77113/
Tåning771/
Tinnim771/
Thinnueng7557/
Thønnings7520/
Tenningås755/
Tennina71195/
Tönnäng7154/
Tennien7145/
Taennin714/
Tenneng714/
Temning712/
Tennion712/
Thinnim711/
Thinnen711/
Tennint710/
Thaennin67363/
Tnina676/
Thenneng671/
Tnnen671/

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Tinning 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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