Tuxford Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tuxford Surname Definition:

Tuxford. — Local. 'of Tuxford,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, thirty miles from Nottingham.

1711. Married — James Entwesle and Elizabeth Tuxford: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

Tuxford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:214,30018,301
Australia1471:183,64418,462
United States871:4,166,195223,594
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Tuxford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tuxford. — Local. 'of Tuxford,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, thirty miles from Nottingham.

1711. Married — James Entwesle and Elizabeth Tuxford: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Scandinavian + English) belonging to Tuxford (Notts), 13th-14th cent.Tukesford= Tore's or Tore’s Ford [v. Toke, and+O.E. ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tuxford Last Name Facts

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

Tuxford occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuxford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuxford is the 551,387th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. The last name Tuxford occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Tuxford live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 214,300. In England Tuxford is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Tuxford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tuxford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuxford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tuxford last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Tuxford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuxsford931/
Duxford861/
Texford861/
Taxford860/
Dxford772/
Doxford71215/
Dixford711/
Daxford710/
Dixaford671/

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