Tunbridge Surname

230,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Tunbridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tunbridge' or Tonbridge, a parish in Kent, fourteen miles from Maidstone.

Salomon de Tonebregg, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Tonebrugge, London, ibid.

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Tunbridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6931:80,4018,940
Australia6601:40,9035,261
South Africa901:601,97445,802
United States781:4,646,909242,363
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Canada731:504,73442,927
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Wales141:221,03813,576
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
Guernsey101:3,266579
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Tunbridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tunbridge' or Tonbridge, a parish in Kent, fourteen miles from Maidstone.

Salomon de Tonebregg, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Tonebrugge, London, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic+Eng.) belonging to Tunbridge or Tonbridge (Kent), 14th cent. Tonebrigge, 13th cent. Tonebrugge, nth cent. Tonbrucg = the Bridge over the R. Tun or Ton(e [Old English brycg: for the river-name cp. the Somersetshire Tone, earlier Tan; prob. conn. with Old Irish tán, water] Prior de Tonebrigge.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1325-6.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Kent.

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

Tunbridge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunbridge is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tunbridge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunbridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tunbridge is the 230,964th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,161,934 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Tunbridge live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 80,401. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, Essex, where 14 percent reside and Kent, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account England Tunbridge exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Tunbridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tunbridge has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tunbridge last name grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunbridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tunbridge surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tunbridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 78.21% more than the national average, earning 616,739 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning R 289,176 per year; in United States they earn 21.91% more than the national average, earning $52,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $53,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tumbridge89196/
Dunbridge8914/
Tonbridge8910/
Tenbridge890/
Townbridge842/
Toonbridge840/
Tainbridge840/
Tombridge7864/
Danbridge7819/
Dainbridge741/
Danberidge740/
Dunbar-Edge706/
Tombraide6717/
Tumbreji594/
Tumbreza594/
Tnabarji591/

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