Tinniswood Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tinniswood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tenniswood,' some small spot in Yorkshire There can be no doubt that this is a sharpened form of Denniswood, i.e. the wood that belonged to Denis; v. Tennyson.

Tinniswood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Tinniswood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tenniswood,' some small spot in Yorkshire There can be no doubt that this is a sharpened form of Denniswood, i.e. the wood that belonged to Denis; v. Tennyson.

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

A surname recorded in Roxburghshire. Bardsley has Tenniswood (from Yorkshire) which he thinks is a sharpened form of Denniswood, i.e. 'the wood belonging to Dennis.' There is an old castle named Tinnies in Peeblesshire.

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

V. Tenniswood.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tinniswood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tinniswood occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinniswood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tinniswood is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Tinniswood occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Tinniswood reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England Tinniswood is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 19 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and Lancashire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Tinniswood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tinniswood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tinniswood last name fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tinniswood Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tinniswood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.7% more than the national average, earning R 564,876 per year and in United States they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $37,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiniswood950/
Tenniswood90222/
Tinneswood900/
Tanniswood900/
Teniswood8421/
Tenniswodd801/
Denniswood801/
Dinswood780/
Tinsoot711/
Tinniste6710/
Teinsoot674/
Tanasood672/
Denswood670/
Tnaiwo501/

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