Tuckwell Surname

169,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Tuckwell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Draw-Well [from Middle English tukken, Low Ger. tukken, to pull up, to draw + Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella] Cp. Tugwell.

Tuckwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0741:51,8796,392
Australia1,0001:26,9963,670
Canada1461:252,36723,920
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Wales591:52,4504,823
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France41:16,605,680368,153
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4971:49,0456,017
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Tuckwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Draw-Well [from Middle English tukken, Low Ger. tukken, to pull up, to draw + Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella] Cp. Tugwell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Tokeville. Hugh de Tokevilla, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Mainer, Nicholas, Robert de T. 1198.

The Norman People (1874)

Tuckwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuckwell is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuckwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,550th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,863,476 people. Tuckwell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Tuckwell live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Tuckwell is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,074 people, or 1 in 51,879. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Essex, where 7 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Tuckwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tuckwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tuckwell surname rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 347 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuckwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tuckwell surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Tuckwell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.56% more than the national average, earning $49,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $55,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tukwell934/
Tuckwel931/
Tickwell881/
Tuckwill880/
Tugwell802,814/
Tuqwell801/
Tougwell753/
Tugwel713/
Tucuel711/
Tigwell67405/
Togwell67137/
Tiqwell671/
Toogwell630/
Tiquel57209/
Togwel572/
Tugbel571/
Tiquiel5324/
Tunquel531/
Touguel531/

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