Tunstill Surname

430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Tunstill Surname Definition:

(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]

Tunstill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:886,20867,037
England2671:208,68217,974
Australia521:519,14839,018
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Tunstill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Tunstill Last Name Facts

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

Tunstill is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunstill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 430,251st most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. The last name Tunstill occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Tunstill reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tunstill is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 886,208. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 16 percent are found, Tennessee, where 11 percent are found and Kentucky, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Tunstill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tunstill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tunstill last name increased 315 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tunstill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tunstill last name are 3.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.7% registered with the party.

The amount Tunstill earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $41,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $58,348 CAD per year.

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Tunstill Reference & Research

Tunstall FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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