Tunningley Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tunningley Surname User-submission:

Tun is a large barrel or a large wine vat. Tunningley may have been a barrel maker. Tunningley is an English name, tun seems to be of German origin.

Tunningley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:339,74424,836
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tunningley Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tun is a large barrel or a large wine vat. Tunningley may have been a barrel maker. Tunningley is an English name, tun seems to be of German origin.

- tunningley01

Tunningley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunningley occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunningley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 942,947th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Tunningley live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Tunningley is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 339,744. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 58 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 19 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 4 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Tunningley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tunningley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tunningley surname rose 713 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tunningley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tunningley surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

Tunningley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $41,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuningley9515/
Tunningly9514/
Tunnungley901/
Tungle7566/
Tunninkul7427/
Tanninglo741/
Tenninglo741/
Tungler7114/
Tongley7114/
Tungleh7113/
Tunglee712/
Tunanukile7048/
Teningal672/
Toungleu671/
Taninglo671/

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