Tinsly Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tinsly Surname Definition:

(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.

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Tinsly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
England51:11,143,612252,590
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Tinsly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tinsly Last Name Facts

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

Tinsly is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tinsly.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinsly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Tinsly live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 43 percent live, Virginia, where 24 percent live and South Carolina, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 17 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Tinsly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tinsly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tinsly last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tinsly Last Name Statistics demography

Tinsly earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.97% more than the national average, earning $57,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinsley9225,962/
Tinslay9284/
Tinsluy923/
Thinsly921/
Tinsloy921/
Tinsliy920/
Tindsley8676/
Tinsleys863/
Thinsley862/
Tinnsley862/
Tinslley861/
Tinsleyh860/
Tinzly8310/
Tensly838/
Tinsle836/
Tynsly830/
Tensley77499/
Tinsler77113/
Timsley7710/
Tinzley777/
Tynsley773/
Tincley772/
Tinslet771/
Tenslay771/
Tinslie770/
Tinsles770/
Tinsella711/
Tenzsley711/
Tyndsley711/
Thensley710/
Tennsley710/
Thinsler710/
Tingilley671/
Tønsli671/
Tincle671/
Tinzle670/

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