Tufnall Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tufnall 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]

Tufnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Tufnall 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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tufnall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tufnall occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tufnall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tufnall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Tufnall is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Tufnall reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Tufnall is most widely held in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 100 percent reside. Besides England Tufnall exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Tufnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tufnall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tufnall last name rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuffnall931/
Tufnell86524/
Tufnail8658/
Tuffnell80611/
Tuffnail8067/
Tufanali801/
Tufnel7711/
Tufanello752/
Tofanalli751/
Tufanelli751/
Tuffanelli71440/
Tufanli71131/
Defnall71119/
Dufanal71103/
Tufanlı711/
Toufanl711/
Toufanelli711/
Tyfnell711/
Tufanil711/
Tufainl711/
Tofnell711/
Tuffnel710/
Tafanell6711/
Tufaneli678/
Tafunell675/
Tofanell672/
Tufanelo672/
Duffanal671/
Dufannal671/
Tdfnl671/
Tafanael671/
Tafonell671/
Tuffannelli671/
Tafanalo671/
Tafnalai671/

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