Titmus Surname

301,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Titmus Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the titmouse.' Not to be confounded with Titchmarsh, which see. 'Tytemose, bryd, frottdator': Promptorium Parvulorum 'The mouse a tittimouse was no doubt' (Halliwell).

1651. Married — William Titimouse and Anne Pertus, of Ingerston, Essex: Reg.

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Titmus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5981:93,1749,986
United States4401:823,77063,181
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Canada421:877,27667,671
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:76,4128,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Titmus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the titmouse.' Not to be confounded with Titchmarsh, which see. 'Tytemose, bryd, frottdator': Promptorium Parvulorum 'The mouse a tittimouse was no doubt' (Halliwell).

1651. Married — William Titimouse and Anne Pertus, of Ingerston, Essex: Reg. St. Peter, Cornhill.

In a list of recusants, 1580, presented by the Vicar of Kirkham, Lancashire, appears:

'Also Diev. Tytmouse, conversant in the company of two widows, viz. mistress Alice Clyfton and mistress Jane Clyfton': Croston s edit, of Baines' Lancashire.

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

(English) a nickname from the Titmouse [Middle English tytmose, titmose-tit, small (cp. Old Norse titt-r, a tit) + mose, Old English máse, a small bird]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname in Old English (Titmouse).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Tittmuss: Tittmuss is an old name in Stevenage and Ippolitts (Cus.). It is represented by Titmas in the adjoining county of Bedford, and as Tytemers it occurred in Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Titmus Last Name Facts

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

Titmus (Marathi: टीटमीस) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Titmus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 301,076th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,774,601 people. The last name Titmus occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Titmus reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 598 people, or 1 in 93,174. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 15 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Not including England Titmus occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Titmus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Titmus has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Titmus surname increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,316 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Titmus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Titmus surname are 25.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Titmus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.15% more than the national average, earning R 494,652 per year; in United States they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning $47,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.3% less than the national average, earning $41,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Titmuss92681/
Titmusd924/
Titmous921/
Tittmus920/
Timus911,214/
Titmouse8610/
Timush83458/
Timeus83342/
Tutmus83173/
Thimus8341/
Timaus8330/
Timuss8318/
Taimus8318/
Tismus8314/
Tiemus834/
Timmus833/
Tetmus831/
Timu803,829/
Thimeus776/
Timmous774/
Thimaus771/
Timutse771/
Tismeus771/
Taimu732,105/
Timos73547/
Tymus73390/
Timau73331/
Temus73223/
Ttimu73146/
Timou73145/
Timuș73104/
Timeu7374/
Timut7360/
Timuş7323/
Thimu7312/
Tiemu739/
Timmu739/
Timui737/
Timuu734/
Timud732/
Týmus732/
Timuț732/
Toimu732/
Tuimu732/
Timhu731/
Timusová711/
Titmouth710/
Tymush67857/
Tiemou67373/
Toymus67129/
Timosh67115/
Tiomou6767/
Tetmut6766/
Timouy6761/
Timouz6758/
Tymusz6743/
Timushova6737/
Thimou6727/
Temush6724/
Taimou6724/
Tiemeu6722/
Teemus6720/
Tymous6719/
Taimut6714/
Taymus6710/
Taimos679/
Thimui679/
Themus677/
Thaimu676/
Timmeu675/
Timmos675/
Temeus675/
Timuhe674/
Theimu674/
Taimui673/
Timmou673/
Teimou672/
Tutmuş672/
Timoud671/
Timuit671/
Toimui671/
Thimmu671/
Teamus671/
Thimud671/
Tismou671/
Tiemau671/
Timeuh671/
Timmuh671/
Temous671/
Timoos671/

Titmus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Titmus in the Marathi language
टीटमीसtitamisa-

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