Tunstall Surname

55,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Tunstall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tunstall,' parishes in the Dioceses Canterbury, Lichfield, York, Manchester, and Norwich; also as Townstall in the Diocese Exeter. Tunstall, thirteen miles from Lancaster, is the parent of the Lancashire Tunstalls.

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Tunstall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9421:73,3438,452
England3,1421:17,7332,547
Australia5211:51,8156,406
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Scotland811:66,0975,205
Wales721:42,9804,139
Argentina711:602,02042,723
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5691:15,5362,293
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6781:74,0697,927

The alternate forms: Tunstáll (1) are calculated separately.

Tunstall (41) may also be a first name.

Tunstall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tunstall,' parishes in the Dioceses Canterbury, Lichfield, York, Manchester, and Norwich; also as Townstall in the Diocese Exeter. Tunstall, thirteen miles from Lancaster, is the parent of the Lancashire Tunstalls.

Hugh de Tonstalle, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Tunstal, Lancashire, 17 Edward II: Baines' Lancashire.

William Tunstal, Lancashire, 47 Edward III: ibid.

1547. Married — Thomas Hurthelstone and Alyce Tonstale: St. Michael, Cornhill.

Brian Tunstall, of Tunstall, Lancashire, 1600: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Edmund Tunstall, of Netherburrow, parish of Tunstall, 1636: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Tunstall (a common English place-name), Anglo-Saxon Túnsteall= the Farm or Manor Stable(s [Old English tún, farm, etc. + steall, stall, stable]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Yorkshire and Sussex, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Townstall, a parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Kent, Staffordshire, Suffolk.

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

Tunstall Last Name Facts

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

Tunstall is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Tunstáll. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunstall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,595th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 797,936 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Tunstall are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tunstall is also the 1,590,275th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 41 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,942 people, or 1 in 73,343. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Tunstall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tunstall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tunstall last name grew 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 579 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,029 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tunstall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tunstall are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tunstall earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning R 220,104 per year; in United States they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning $38,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $58,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunstáll961/
Tunstalle9475/
Tunstal9310/
Tumstall884/
Tonstall883/
Tunstail881/
Tunstale880/
Tonstal802/
Tumstal801/
Tonstol673/

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