Tisbury Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tisbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tisbury,' a parish in Wiltshire, three miles and a half from Hindon.

Tisbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:422,10728,563
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tisbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tisbury,' a parish in Wiltshire, three miles and a half from Hindon.

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

(English) belonging to Tisbury (Wilts), Anglo-Saxon Tysseburh, Tysanburh (dat., ‘tó Tysanbyrig') = Tysa’s Stronghold [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Tysa is prob. conn.

with Old English ge)tœse, pleasant: + burh, a fortified place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tisbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tisbury is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tisbury? popularity and diffusion

Tisbury is the 1,222,957th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Tisbury are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

Tisbury is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 422,107. In England it is mostly found in: Hertfordshire, where 32 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Tisbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tisbury has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tisbury surname expanded 508 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tisbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tisbury surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tisbury earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tidsbury93118/
Tihsbury930/
Tibury922/
Tiburzy8652/
Tusbury861/
Titbury860/
Tiburi7779/
Tibura7715/
Tibure773/
Tebury772/
Tibory771/
Tiburzi712,710/
Tiburio7146/
Tyburzy7130/
Tiburri719/
Taiburi713/
Tetbury712/
Tuybury712/
Tiboura712/
Teibura711/
Tiburzj711/
Tuiburi711/
Tuibure711/
Tyburhy711/
Teabury710/
Thaiburi67169/
Thiburra6723/
Thaibure676/
Teibouri671/
Taiboura671/
Theabury671/
Taiburie671/
Theboury671/
Teaburry670/

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