Tophill Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tophill Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Top of the Hill [Old English topp, a summit + hyll]

Tophill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Tophill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Top of the Hill [Old English topp, a summit + hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tophill Last Name Facts

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

Tophill is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tophill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tophill is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Tophill is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Tophill live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 37 percent reside, Kent, where 26 percent reside and Surrey, where 16 percent reside. Beside England Tophill is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Tophill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tophill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tophill last name rose 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tophil926/
Thophil862/
Topille861/
Tophile861/
Touphil861/
Tophail861/
Thophile802/
Thoephil801/
Tospischill781/
Topile7746/
Taphil775/
Tophel772/
Topail772/
Topoil771/
Taphail712/
Taphell711/
Thopail711/
Thopfil711/
Tople676,231/
Tofil671,765/
Toifl67859/
Topfl674/
Tospisil672/
Thauphil670/
Thopfile670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tophill
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