Tissington Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Tissington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tissington,' a parish in Derbyshire, four miles from Ashbourn.

1768. Married — George Tissington and Margaret Barker: St. George, Hanover Square.

Tissington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4101:135,89813,318
Canada2871:128,38213,382
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Tissington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tissington,' a parish in Derbyshire, four miles from Ashbourn.

1768. Married — George Tissington and Margaret Barker: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Tissington (Derby), 13th cent. Tissington, Domesday Tizinctun, A. - Sax. *Tysinga-tún = the Estate of the Tysa Family [for the pers. name see under Tisbury, and + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suft. -ing + tún, estate, farm, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tissington Last Name Facts

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

Tissington is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tissington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tissington is the 436,668th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,271,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Tissington reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Tissington is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 135,898. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 30 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Tissington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tissington has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tissington surname grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tissington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tissington are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Tissington earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning R 237,708 per year; in United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning $61,880 CAD per year.

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