Tugwell Surname

155,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Tugwell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Draw-Well [from Middle English toggen, conn. with Low Ger. tukken, to pull or draw up + Middle English welle, Old English w(i)etta] Cp. Tuckwell.

Tugwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0401:53,5756,537
United States9081:399,18434,943
Canada1561:236,19022,564
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Nigeria1251:1,417,14254,922
Jamaica1081:26,5742,066
Wales1041:29,7553,038
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Panama471:83,2403,379
Ireland251:188,3587,886
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5851:41,6675,256
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Tugwell (96) may also be a first name.

Tugwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Draw-Well [from Middle English toggen, conn. with Low Ger. tukken, to pull or draw up + Middle English welle, Old English w(i)etta] Cp. Tuckwell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Though borne by dentists, shoemakers, &c., this name has no connection with tugging. It is clearly local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name, says Lower, is borne by dentists, shoemakers, &c. It is the same as the Tuckwell and Tuckfield, and is derived from some local name compounded of ville. Tugwell, Tuckwell, and Tuckfield are found as U, S. surnames.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Tughall; a location name in Northumberland (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tugwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tugwell is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tugwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Tugwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,685th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,589,746 people. The surname Tugwell is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Tugwell live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Tugwell is also the 968,397th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 96 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,040 people, or 1 in 53,575. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Kent, where 10 percent are found and Surrey, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Tugwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tugwell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 857 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 139 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tugwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tugwell last name is principally Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tugwell surname are 5.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.49% registered with the party.

The amount Tugwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 93.32% more than the national average, earning 669,034 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning R 213,048 per year; in United States they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $40,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tougwell933/
Tugwel923/
Tigwell86405/
Togwell86137/
Tukwell864/
Tuqwell861/
Tuckwell802,545/
Toogwell800/
Togwel772/
Tugbel771/
Tiqwell711/
Touguel711/
Tuckwel711/
Tickwell671/
Tuckwill670/
Tiquel62209/
Tucuel621/
Tungvl621/
Taugbøl57172/
Tiquiel5724/
Taugböl573/
Tunquel571/
Tiqul502/

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