Tupholme Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Tupholme Surname Definition:

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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Tupholme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada911:404,89735,698
England611:913,41146,955
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394

Tupholme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from old English, tup, referring to 'sheep' and in limited usage even today; and holme, a riparian meadow. It means 'the sheep paddock by the river'.

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Tupholme Last Name Facts

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

Tupholme is found most frequently in Canada. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tupholme.

How Common Is The Last Name Tupholme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Tupholme reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tupholme is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 404,897. In Canada Tupholme is primarily found in: Ontario, where 79 percent reside and British Columbia, where 21 percent reside. Beside Canada Tupholme occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Tupholme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tupholme has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tupholme last name decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tupholme Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tupholme earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.57% less than the national average, earning R 107,952 per year and in Canada they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $57,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Topholme880/
Tapholme880/
Topholm80161/
Tøpholm8013/
Tivholm673/
Dufholm671/

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