Tunley Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

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

Tunley Surname Definition:

V. Townley. More specifically Tunley, Glouc.

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Tunley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4981:111,88411,526
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
Australia1151:234,74522,001
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Wales1011:30,6393,095
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
Wales451:34,8541,900
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Tunley (10) may also be a first name.

Tunley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Townley. More specifically Tunley, Glouc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Somerset.

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

User-submitted Reference

The Tunley surname comes from the Old English words tun, meaning 'barrel', and ley, meaning 'field'.

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Tunley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunley is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,195th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,022,765 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Tunley reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Tunley is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 111,884. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 11 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and New Zealand, where 11 percent are found.

Tunley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tunley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 280 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tunley last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tunley surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the political party.

The amount Tunley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.7% more than the national average, earning R 360,504 per year and in United States they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $42,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taunley926/
Tounley926/
Thunley920/
Tunle9169/
Tunly917/
Tunlep8335/
Tunlay8334/
Tunler8333/
Tonley8317/
Taunle8310/
Tunlee833/
Tunleh832/
Tounly832/
Tunlue831/
Tunliy831/
Tumley830/
Thunly830/
Taunlei778/
Toonley772/
Tunlaya771/
Tunlayo771/
Tunelle771/
Tuinler771/
Tunille771/
Tumleya771/
Thonley771/
Tunller770/
Tunlech770/
Tunless770/
Tonnley770/
Tunla73308/
Tonle73218/
Tunli7345/
Tumle7316/
Tonly7310/
Tunnelle7128/
Tutenler7121/
Taunlejs711/
Thumnler711/
Tounille711/
Tunnelly710/
Tumler67205/
Tounli67205/
Tonlay67133/
Tunlid6721/
Teunla6715/
Tonloy6714/
Tunnillie6713/
Thunla677/
Tonlea676/
Tunlih675/
Tumlay674/
Taunli672/
Tunhla672/
Tonlee672/
Tunlia671/
Tunlap671/
Taunla671/
Tonnly671/
Taunielle671/
Tunlad671/
Tounla671/
Tinhle671/
Tunhlaaye671/
Tumlee671/
Tumleu670/
Toumly670/
Tonluy670/

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