Tiverton Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tiverton Surname Definition:

This surname, recorded in Fife, is most probably of late introduction from England. There is a Tiverton in Cheshire and another in Devon.

Tiverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Tiverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname, recorded in Fife, is most probably of late introduction from England. There is a Tiverton in Cheshire and another in Devon.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to 1 Tiverton (Devon), anciently Twyfordton = the Double-Ford Town [Old English twi-, two-, double + ford + tún, enclosure, farm, town] There are “two bridges over the Exe and Loman, at the points where these rivers were formerly forded".—Nat. Gaz.

2 Tiverton (Chesh.), a.d. 1302-3 Teverton [here a pers. name is in question, prob. the fairly common Anglo-Saxon Tídfrið:— + tún, farm, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tiverton Last Name Facts

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

Tiverton is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tiverton.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiverton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Tiverton reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Tiverton is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 59 percent live, Northumberland, where 24 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and China, where 9 percent live.

Tiverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tiverton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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