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 occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonsley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Tonsley is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Tonsley live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Tonsley is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Tonsley is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 50 percent reside, Essex, where 22 percent reside and West Midlands, where 19 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Tonsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tonsley has changed over time. In The United States it decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tonsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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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