Tuer Surname
Approximately 777 people bear this surname
Tuer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tewer,' i.e. the tawyer, one who prepared or dressed skins. To tew, to toil hard (Furness dialect, North Lancashire).
'Tew, or tewynge of lethyr': Prompt Parv.
'A Tewer of skynnes': Cath.
Read More About This SurnameTuer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 225 | 1:163,758 | 16,499 |
| England | 219 | 1:254,420 | 20,501 |
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 138 | 1:176,633 | 14,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Tuer (2,660) may also be a first name.
Tuer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tewer,' i.e. the tawyer, one who prepared or dressed skins. To tew, to toil hard (Furness dialect, North Lancashire).
'Tew, or tewynge of lethyr': Prompt Parv.
'A Tewer of skynnes': Cath. Angl. v. Tawer and Tuer.
1304. 'Item, pro tewyng 14 pellium luporum, if. grf.': Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.
Richard de Bulmer, tewer, 1310-2: Freemen of York, Surt. Soc.
Elyas Tewar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Tewer, 1379: ibid.
1584. John Tuer, London: Register of the University of Oxford.
1594. Daniel Tuer, Middlesex: ibid.
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tewer,' a dresser of leather, a currier (v. Tewer). 'Teware, corridiator': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Tewyn lethyr, corrodio,' ibid. Possibly Twyer is the same.
Willelmus Twyer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Twyer, 1379: ibid.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the tower'; v. Torr.
John de la Tour de Shrowesbury, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III.
(2) Occup. 'the tower,' i.e. tawyer, a dresser of skins. To tew, to taw, and to tow seem all to be forms of one verb, and to signify the same thing, viz. to work or operate upon an article; v. Tewer, Tawer, and Whittear. Also v. tow (a) in Skeat's Dictionary.
Gilbert le Tower, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas le Toure, ibid.
Juliana la Touestre, ibid.
The surname of a noted Aberdeen family. The name seems originally De Tour (PSAS., XLVI, p. 442). Patrick Towar in the Cabrach to be apprehended, 1625 (RPC., 2 ser. I, p. 97). William Towar in Auchmunzie 1633 (SCM., III, p. 119). The name is also found in the Aberdeen Poll Book. compare Toward.
= Tewer, q.v.
From residence in or near a tower.
Tuer Demographics
Average Tuer Salary in
United States
$44,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tuer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tuer is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 440,539th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Tuer live; 47 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 142,212th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 2,660 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 163,758. In Canada Tuer is mostly found in: Ontario, where 67 percent are found, Alberta, where 20 percent are found and British Columbia, where 8 percent are found. Besides Canada this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Tuer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tuer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tuer surname increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tuer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tuer surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.
The amount Tuer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.86% less than the national average, earning 242,733 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.03% more than the national average, earning R 375,540 per year; in United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.88% more than the national average, earning $64,526 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tauer | 89 | 2,888 | / |
| Touer | 89 | 953 | / |
| Thuer | 89 | 227 | / |
| Teuer | 89 | 55 | / |
| Tuyer | 89 | 22 | / |
| Tuerr | 89 | 19 | / |
| Tuere | 89 | 6 | / |
| Tujer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tuehr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tue | 86 | 4,002 | / |
| Theuer | 80 | 2,082 | / |
| Thauer | 80 | 796 | / |
| Touere | 80 | 222 | / |
| Touier | 80 | 75 | / |
| Touyer | 80 | 42 | / |
| Tugger | 80 | 40 | / |
| Touher | 80 | 25 | / |
| Tauert | 80 | 19 | / |
| Thuere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thuerr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thuher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tauwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taouer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tauere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tauyer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thuyer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Toujer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Duer | 75 | 11,465 | / |
| Taur | 75 | 10,993 | / |
| Teer | 75 | 3,652 | / |
| Taer | 75 | 2,307 | / |
| Tear | 75 | 2,241 | / |
| Tyer | 75 | 2,164 | / |
| Tier | 75 | 1,899 | / |
| Toue | 75 | 1,841 | / |
| Tour | 75 | 1,662 | / |
| Thue | 75 | 1,380 | / |
| Tuur | 75 | 835 | / |
| Tuir | 75 | 719 | / |
| Tuet | 75 | 516 | / |
| Tuey | 75 | 487 | / |
| Twer | 75 | 441 | / |
| Teir | 75 | 297 | / |
| Toer | 75 | 155 | / |
| Tuie | 75 | 65 | / |
| Teur | 75 | 45 | / |
| Tuea | 75 | 37 | / |
| Tuep | 75 | 20 | / |
| Tuez | 75 | 11 | / |
| Tuee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tues | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tujr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tuyr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tued | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ttue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Touhier | 73 | 15 | / |
| Touiere | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tgauerh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Touyere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taouere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tougier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Toure | 67 | 1,029,155 | / |
| Tower | 67 | 9,006 | / |
| Tuyor | 67 | 4,575 | / |
| Duerr | 67 | 4,547 | / |
| Thaur | 67 | 4,437 | / |
| Tawer | 67 | 2,959 | / |
| Tayer | 67 | 2,682 | / |
| Tajer | 67 | 2,398 | / |
| Teare | 67 | 2,366 | / |
| Toyer | 67 | 1,698 | / |
| Teyar | 67 | 1,207 | / |
| Duere | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Täger | 67 | 835 | / |
| Tejor | 67 | 539 | / |
| Tehar | 67 | 497 | / |
| Taure | 67 | 482 | / |
| Tijer | 67 | 379 | / |
| Tyoer | 67 | 341 | / |
| Teyer | 67 | 333 | / |
| Touhe | 67 | 327 | / |
| Tajur | 67 | 298 | / |
| Douer | 67 | 246 | / |
| Touet | 67 | 243 | / |
| Tweer | 67 | 240 | / |
| Thour | 67 | 240 | / |
| Tahur | 67 | 233 | / |
| Tauerová | 67 | 204 | / |
| Tuech | 67 | 187 | / |
| Twerd | 67 | 187 | / |
| Thear | 67 | 180 | / |
| Teear | 67 | 180 | / |
| Touey | 67 | 175 | / |
| Tejer | 67 | 146 | / |
| Thuir | 67 | 127 | / |
| Thuez | 67 | 121 | / |
| Tourt | 67 | 114 | / |
| Touee | 67 | 100 | / |
| Teire | 67 | 89 | / |
| Tujar | 67 | 83 | / |
| Teart | 67 | 79 | / |
| Tueth | 67 | 77 | / |
| Htour | 67 | 68 | / |
| Teyre | 67 | 56 | / |
| Taier | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tearr | 67 | 52 | / |
| Tejar | 67 | 50 | / |
| Their | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tuheu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Teier | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tyjer | 67 | 25 | / |
| Twere | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tohur | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dteur | 67 | 16 | / |
| Theur | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tiyer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tojer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Toueh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Duerø | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tayur | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tujor | 67 | 8 | / |
| Teyor | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taerh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuyar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teure | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tauyr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tuett | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tuire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teiar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toier | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tourd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tourh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thuey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tujir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ttuur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toues | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tyier | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teior | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teard | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tiear | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tourz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Téger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taurd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tujre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toued | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tearz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tourr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thuea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tejir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tueht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tueyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taiur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tauhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuoee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Táger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teyur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tauerova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tousr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thauerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tduee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tearh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taujr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tearp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Theyr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Duesr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tuess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Duerh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teatr | 67 | 0 | / |
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