Tonsley Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tonsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tonsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Tonsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tonsley is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tonsley.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonsley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Tonsley is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Tonsley reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Tonsley is primarily found in: Northamptonshire, where 50 percent are found, Essex, where 22 percent are found and West Midlands, where 19 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Tonsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tonsley has changed through the years. In The United States it decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tonsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tounsley9374/
Tonnsley930/
Tonsly920/
Tansley863,492/
Tunsley8636/
Tonsler860/
Tomsley860/
Thomsley802/
Tanssley800/
Tonsllee800/
Tanscley800/
Toncle7712/
Tansle772/
Tansly770/
Tanslie7112/
Tansler716/
Tamsley715/
Tochinsliy713/
Tanxley711/
Tanssle710/
Tunsler710/
Tanselle67113/
Tonjille670/
Tunselle670/

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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 Tonsley
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