Tunnard Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tunnard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the town-herd,' i.e. the man who guarded the town cattle; v. Town and Herd, and compare Coward (Cowherd), Calvert (Calveherd), &c. Lower says, 'Tunnard, an ancient Lincolnshire family. In 1333 the name occurs as Tonnehyrd, and in 1381 as Tunherd.

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Tunnard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:168,33315,551
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Tunnard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the town-herd,' i.e. the man who guarded the town cattle; v. Town and Herd, and compare Coward (Cowherd), Calvert (Calveherd), &c. Lower says, 'Tunnard, an ancient Lincolnshire family. In 1333 the name occurs as Tonnehyrd, and in 1381 as Tunherd... . The name may signify the "town-herd," one to whom was entrusted the care of the common herd of a town or village, a well-known office in the Middle Ages' (Patronymica Britannica).

Augnstin Tunherd, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Tonhurde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

V. Townherd.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient Lincolnshire family. In 1333 the name occurs as Tonnehyrd, and in 1381 as Tunherd. The last syllable looks like the Anglo-Saxon hyrd, a keeper or herdsman, while the former may be tun, any enclosure, village, town, &c. In this case, the name may signify the 'townherd,' or herdsman, one to whom was entrusted the care of the common herd of a town or village, a well-known office or employment in the middle ages.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tunnard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunnard has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunnard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tunnard is the 685,266th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name Tunnard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Tunnard live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England Tunnard is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 23 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Tunnard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tunnard has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tunnard surname expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunnard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tunnard surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Tunnard earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 92.47% more than the national average, earning $83,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.74% less than the national average, earning $43,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunard922/
Tunnar920/
Tonnard86370/
Tungard8616/
Tunnare861/
Thunnar860/
Tunar831,108/
Tunhardt8017/
Tunnahar802/
Tungar772,827/
Tinard77379/
Tonnar77189/
Tonard7757/
Tunare7754/
Taunar777/
Tounar775/
Tunair773/
Thunar771/
Tunear771/
Tumnahard751/
Thunhardt751/
Thinard71145/
Tunhare7135/
Tounare7128/
Thonnar7122/
Toungar7118/
Tunaire7111/
Taungar719/
Tunahar716/
Tungaar713/
Tutnaur712/
Thunare711/
Toonnar711/
Tunayhr711/
Tunhart710/
Thunerd710/
Tonnaur710/
Tonar67532/
Thonnart67230/
Thienard67125/
Thunhart6788/
Tuttnaur6737/
Tünar6723/
Tunor6716/
Thungord672/
Tounayre671/
Tunarova671/
Tonhardt671/
Tinhardt670/

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