Titmuss Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Titmuss 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 426 | 1:130,794 | 12,949 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 206 | 1:118,327 | 11,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Titmuss 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.
(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]
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.).
Titmuss Demographics
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Titmuss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Titmuss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Titmuss is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Titmuss.
How Common Is The Last Name Titmuss? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 487,389th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name Titmuss is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Titmuss live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.
Titmuss is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 130,794. In England Titmuss is most prevalent in: Hertfordshire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 11 percent reside. Outside of England it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Titmuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Titmuss has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Titmuss last name increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Titmuss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Titmuss last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Titmuss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.26% more than the national average, earning R 404,592 per year; in United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $46,524 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titmus | 92 | 1,262 | / |
| Timuss | 92 | 18 | / |
| Titmusd | 86 | 4 | / |
| Titmous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tittmus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Timus | 83 | 1,214 | / |
| Titmouse | 80 | 10 | / |
| Timush | 77 | 458 | / |
| Timeus | 77 | 342 | / |
| Tutmus | 77 | 173 | / |
| Thimus | 77 | 41 | / |
| Timaus | 77 | 30 | / |
| Taimus | 77 | 18 | / |
| Tismus | 77 | 14 | / |
| Tiemus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Timmus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tetmus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Timu | 73 | 3,829 | / |
| Thimeus | 71 | 6 | / |
| Timmous | 71 | 4 | / |
| Taimussova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tismeus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Timutse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thimaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taimu | 67 | 2,105 | / |
| Timos | 67 | 547 | / |
| Tymus | 67 | 390 | / |
| Timau | 67 | 331 | / |
| Temus | 67 | 223 | / |
| Ttimu | 67 | 146 | / |
| Timou | 67 | 145 | / |
| Timuș | 67 | 104 | / |
| Timeu | 67 | 74 | / |
| Timut | 67 | 60 | / |
| Timuş | 67 | 23 | / |
| Thimu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Timmu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tiemu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Timui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Timuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Timud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Timuț | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Týmus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Timhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Timusová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Titmouth | 67 | 0 | / |
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