Tumilty Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Tumilty 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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Tumilty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3351:166,32315,397
Northern Ireland2351:7,8511,336
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Canada411:898,67368,969
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Wales141:221,03813,576
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1321:33,5603,261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Tumilty 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

Tumilty Last Name Facts

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

Tumilty occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumilty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 376,479th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,671,101 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Tumilty live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 166,323. In England it is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 23 percent are found, Durham, where 20 percent are found and Merseyside, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Tumilty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tumilty has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tumilty surname expanded 394 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 975 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tumilty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tumilty last name are 32.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tumilty earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $43,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tumiltey930/
Tumlty920/
Tumelty86947/
Tumlety861/
Tomilty860/
Tummelty800/
Tumeltey800/
Tomelty71141/
Timelty710/
Tomelthy6718/
Tumeltee670/
Tomlette530/

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