Twaddle Surname

221,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Twaddle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tweeddale,' from residence in the valley of the Tweed.

John Tweddel, 1587, accused of raiding over the Border: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.

Willie Tweddel, 1587: ibid.

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Twaddle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8871:408,63535,603
Scotland2641:20,2802,362
Australia2201:122,70813,477
New Zealand1281:35,3786,076
Canada1211:304,50928,133
England1101:506,52832,143
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Guam81:20,0153,029
Wales51:618,90625,852
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland841:52,7374,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2311:16,2041,758
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:225,19619,055

Twaddle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tweeddale,' from residence in the valley of the Tweed.

John Tweddel, 1587, accused of raiding over the Border: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.

Willie Tweddel, 1587: ibid.

John Twedall, of Strines, 1670: Wills at Chester.

Edmund Twaddell, of Mierscough, 1666: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1787. Married — Richard Badham and Grace Tweeddale: St. George, Hanover Square.

Mr. H. J. Twaddle announced the change of his name to Tweeddale in the Times, Jan. 4, 1890.

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

Corrupt forms of Tweed(d)ale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Variants of Tweedale, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bowditch says that in Philadelphia there are four families of Twaddell, and two of Twaddle. Doubtless a corruption of Tweedle, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Twaddle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twaddle is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twaddle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 221,309th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,952,031 people. Twaddle is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Twaddle are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Twaddle is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 887 people, or 1 in 408,635. In The United States Twaddle is primarily found in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Twaddle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twaddle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Twaddle last name increased 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Twaddle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Twaddle last name are 7.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Twaddle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 183.58% more than the national average, earning R 673,896 per year; in United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $53,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twadle920/
Twaddle's881/
Tweddle862,833/
Twadele86144/
Twadile8651/
Twoddle861/
Tweadle861/
Tuaddle860/
Twadlle860/
Twadelle8020/
Tweddlie801/
Twoddles800/
Tweeddle800/
Twedle773/
Tuadle770/
Tweedle711,271/
Tuadles71470/
Tuadile71192/
Tuadele714/
Tweidle710/
Tweedley67170/
Tweedlie67169/
Tweedllie631/
Dwadla624/
Tuadla621/
Dwadli621/
Tweedly57146/
Tuadlis578/
Tweedli570/
Dwoodlee531/

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