Tinsley Surname
Approximately 25,962 people bear this surname
Tinsley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tinsley,' a chapelry in the parish of Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Lecia de Tyneslawe, 1372: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1648. Married — William Scriven and Amye Tinsly: St.
Read More About This SurnameTinsley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,123 | 1:18,012 | 2,282 |
| England | 4,427 | 1:12,586 | 1,859 |
| Australia | 344 | 1:78,476 | 9,152 |
| Canada | 300 | 1:122,819 | 12,877 |
| Northern Ireland | 160 | 1:11,531 | 1,740 |
| Wales | 132 | 1:23,443 | 2,472 |
| New Zealand | 117 | 1:38,704 | 6,577 |
| Scotland | 89 | 1:60,155 | 4,924 |
| Ireland | 88 | 1:53,511 | 3,767 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 161 | 1:27,515 | 2,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,783 | 1:13,671 | 2,051 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,693 | 1:13,598 | 1,744 |
Tinsley (390) may also be a first name.
Tinsley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tinsley,' a chapelry in the parish of Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Lecia de Tyneslawe, 1372: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1648. Married — William Scriven and Amye Tinsly: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1675. — Edward Burton and Mary Tinsley: ibid.
Local, from Tinsley in the parish of Rotherham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Of recent introduction into Scotland.
(English) belonging to Tinsley (Yorks), 14th cent. Tyneslawe, Domesday Tineslawe [Old English hlœw, a hill, tumulus: the pers. name is evid. that seen in Tyneberht, the name of a 9th-cent. bishop of Lichfield, which again is a variant of the fairly-common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Tun- be(o)rht = World Bright or Glorious; the first element being the Old English tún, a farm, estate, but in the abstract denoting the world; and the pers. element (in the genit.) in the Yorks place-name may be a shortened form of Tyneberht]
(English) One who came from Tinsley (Tynne's hill), in Yorkshire.
A chapelry in the parish of Rotherham, co. York.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Probably both the Lancashire and the Lincolnshire Tinsleys derive their name from a township in the West Riding.
Tinsley Demographics
Average Male Tinsley Height
177.61 cm
Average Female Tinsley Height
162.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tinsley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tinsley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tinsley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tinsley? popularity and diffusion
Tinsley is the 21,010th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,700 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Tinsley reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tinsley is also the 438,463rd most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 390 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 20,123 people, or 1 in 18,012. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Tinsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tinsley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tinsley last name increased 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 387 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 45 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tinsley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tinsley surname are 19.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.18% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tinsley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning R 206,952 per year; in United States they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $40,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $48,653 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tindsley | 93 | 76 | / |
| Tinsleys | 93 | 3 | / |
| Thinsley | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tinnsley | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tinslley | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tinsleuy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tinsleyh | 93 | 0 | / |
| Tinsleiy | 93 | 0 | / |
| Tinsly | 92 | 35 | / |
| Tinsle | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tensley | 86 | 499 | / |
| Tinsler | 86 | 113 | / |
| Tinslay | 86 | 84 | / |
| Timsley | 86 | 10 | / |
| Tinzley | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tynsley | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tinsluy | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tincley | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thinsly | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tinsloy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tinslet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tinsliy | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tinslie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tinsles | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tenzsley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tyndsley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thensley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tennsley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thinsler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tinzly | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tensly | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tincle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tinzle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tynsly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tingilley | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tensler | 71 | 2 | / |
| Temsley | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tänsler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinclle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenslay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tnselle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenshler | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tinsella | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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