Tonnison Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tonnison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonnison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Tõnnison (12) are calculated separately.

Tonnison (14) may also be a first name.

Tonnison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonnison is found most frequently in England. It may also be found in the variant forms: Tõnnison. Click here for further possible spellings of Tonnison.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonnison? popularity and diffusion

Tonnison is the 3,323,005th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Tonnison are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles. Tonnison is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name globally, borne by 14 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is primarily found in: Northamptonshire, where 42 percent reside, Essex, where 35 percent reside and Greater London, where 12 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Tonnison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tonnison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tonnison last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tonnison
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