Tomilson Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Tomilson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Panama121:326,0227,351
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Tomilson (15) may also be a first name.

Tomilson Last Name Facts

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

Tomilson is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomilson? popularity and diffusion

Tomilson is the 851,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Tomilson are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States Tomilson is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 16 percent reside, Ohio, where 15 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 35 percent reside and Jamaica, where 7 percent reside.

Tomilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tomilson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tomilson surname increased 139 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tomilson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tomilson are 10.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tomilson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning $51,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $50,287 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tomilson
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