Twatt Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Twatt Surname Definition:
A surname common to both Orkney and Shetland. The Twatts of Orkney may derive their surname from Twatt in Birsay, and the Twatts of Shetland from Twatt in the parish of Aithsting. John Twatt or Tuait raised an action at law against the rest of the heirs of Twat in 1563, and in 1580 there is recorded a wadset by Magnus Tuait (REO.
Read More About This SurnameTwatt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 175 | 1:21,390 | 2,080 |
Twatt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname common to both Orkney and Shetland. The Twatts of Orkney may derive their surname from Twatt in Birsay, and the Twatts of Shetland from Twatt in the parish of Aithsting. John Twatt or Tuait raised an action at law against the rest of the heirs of Twat in 1563, and in 1580 there is recorded a wadset by Magnus Tuait (REO., p. 119-121,300). Peter in Twatt was underfoud (underbailiff) of Aithsting in 1624 (ibid., p. 431), and Joneta Tuatt was retoured heir of John Tuatt, dyer in Kirkwall, in 1677 (Retours, Orkney and Shetland, 117). Twait 1588.
Twatt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twatt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Twatt (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻮﺍﺕ) is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Twatt.
How Common Is The Last Name Twatt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Twatt live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Twatt is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 172,704. In Scotland Twatt is most frequent in: Orkney, where 39 percent are found, Aberdeenshire, where 35 percent are found and East Lothian, where 10 percent are found. Beside Scotland it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Twatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Twatt has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Twatt last name fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweatt | 91 | 5 | / |
| Twatts | 91 | 0 | / |
| Twat | 89 | 4 | / |
| Thweatt | 83 | 2,315 | / |
| Thwatts | 83 | 2 | / |
| Thwatte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Twait | 80 | 543 | / |
| Twast | 80 | 28 | / |
| Twats | 80 | 4 | / |
| Twate | 80 | 3 | / |
| Twath | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tweat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thwaitts | 77 | 1 | / |
| Twaits | 73 | 252 | / |
| Twaite | 73 | 218 | / |
| Tweats | 73 | 216 | / |
| Thweat | 73 | 18 | / |
| Tuatte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thwait | 73 | 3 | / |
| Twathe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwate | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thwuat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thuatt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tuat | 67 | 4,531 | / |
| Thwaite | 67 | 1,485 | / |
| Dwat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tweateh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwaith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thweath | 67 | 0 | / |
Twatt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Twatt in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺗﻮﺍﺕ | atwat | - |
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