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 is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tunningley.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunningley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 942,947th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname Tunningley occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Tunningley reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 339,744. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 58 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 4 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Tunningley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tunningley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tunningley last name grew 713 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tunningley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tunningley last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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