Tumelty Surname

377,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Tumelty Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Big, Bulky [Irish Tomaltach-filial form Mac Tomaltaigh, nepotic form O' Tomaltaigh; tomalt, size, bulk + the pers. suff. -ach] Tomaltach, tighearna Cianachta Glinne Geimhin, décc.

(Tumilty, lord of Cianachta, etc., died).— Annals of the Four Masters, A.

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Tumelty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland3271:5,6421,046
England2651:210,25718,075
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Australia351:771,30649,759
Wales341:91,0167,411
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1311:33,8163,276
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Tumelty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Big, Bulky [Irish Tomaltach-filial form Mac Tomaltaigh, nepotic form O' Tomaltaigh; tomalt, size, bulk + the pers. suff. -ach] Tomaltach, tighearna Cianachta Glinne Geimhin, décc.

(Tumilty, lord of Cianachta, etc., died).— Annals of the Four Masters, A.D. 752.

According to Concannon, 'Mion-Chomh- rádh’, p. 129, ‘Thomas’ has been used to replace the Irish ‘Tomaltach’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Tomaltaigh, also Ó Tomaltaigh The Connacht sept of this name being now almost extinct, except in the barony of Moycarn, Co. Roscommon there remains that of Oriel, especially the part of it where Cos. Monaghan, Down and Louth meet. SIF 148

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Tomaltaigh, also Ó Tomaltaigh The Connacht sept of this name being now almost extinct, except in the barony of Moycarn, Co. Roscommon there remains that of Oriel, especially the part of it where Cos. Monaghan, Down and Louth meet. SIF 148

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son, or grandson, of Tomaltach (large, bulky).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tumelty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tumelty is found most in Northern Ireland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumelty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 377,345th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,695,402 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Tumelty live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 5,642. Other than Northern Ireland it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Tumelty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tumelty has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tumelty surname rose 663 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 76 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tumelty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tumelty surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Tumelty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.58% less than the national average, earning $37,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tummelty930/
Tumeltey930/
Tumlty920/
Tumilty86950/
Tomelty86141/
Tumlety861/
Timelty860/
Tomelthy8018/
Tumiltey800/
Tumeltee800/
Tomilty710/
Tomlette530/

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