Tuffnell Surname
Approximately 611 people bear this surname
Tuffnell Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Tuf(f)nell, early forms of which are lacking; but analogy points to an Anglo-Saxon *Tuffan-heall = ‘Tuffa’s Hall’ [Tuffan-, genit. of Tuffa (v. Tuff) + Old English heall, a hall]
Tuffnell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 362 | 1:153,917 | 14,625 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 256 | 1:95,216 | 9,764 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Tuffnell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Tuf(f)nell, early forms of which are lacking; but analogy points to an Anglo-Saxon *Tuffan-heall = ‘Tuffa’s Hall’ [Tuffan-, genit. of Tuffa (v. Tuff) + Old English heall, a hall]
Robert Tafernel, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Adam and John Taunfrenel, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum), abbreviated to Tuffnell.
From the Old Norse, Dufnial; a personal name.
Tuffnell Demographics
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Tuffnell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuffnell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tuffnell is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuffnell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 529,538th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,927,244 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Tuffnell live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Tuffnell is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 153,917. In England it is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 9 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Tuffnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tuffnell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tuffnell last name grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tuffnell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tuffnell last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Tuffnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.72% more than the national average, earning $75,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $49,152 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 93 | 524 | / |
| Tuffnel | 93 | 0 | / |
| Tuffanelli | 89 | 440 | / |
| Tuffnall | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tufnel | 86 | 11 | / |
| Tuffannelli | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tufanello | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tufanelli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Toffnelli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Toffanell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tufnall | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tofnell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tyfnell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toffanello | 78 | 870 | / |
| Toffanelli | 78 | 106 | / |
| Taffanelli | 78 | 12 | / |
| Toufanelli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tuffnail | 75 | 67 | / |
| Taffanel | 75 | 42 | / |
| Tafanell | 75 | 11 | / |
| Tufaneli | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tafunell | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tufanelo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tofanell | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tafonell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tofanelli | 71 | 1,233 | / |
| Tafanelli | 71 | 491 | / |
| Tofanello | 71 | 178 | / |
| Tuvinelli | 71 | 43 | / |
| Toffanelo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Tafanello | 71 | 5 | / |
| Toffaneli | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tofanelle | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tafanelle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tofonello | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofonelli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofanel | 67 | 269 | / |
| Tufanli | 67 | 131 | / |
| Tafanel | 67 | 108 | / |
| Tufnail | 67 | 58 | / |
| Tevnell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tofănel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tafinel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tovnell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tofannelli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tofanellei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tufanil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tufainl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tufanlı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toufanl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dafnell | 67 | 0 | / |
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