Tweedle Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Tweedle 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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Tweedle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5661:640,38751,492
Canada3591:102,63411,114
England2851:195,50217,195
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Tweedle 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

(Celtic + English) Dweller in the Tweed-Valley [v. Tweed, and + Old English dœl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who lived in, or near, the pasture dale; dweller in the valley of the Tweed (swelling), a British river; one who came from Tweedle (pasture dale), in Scotland.

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

A corruption of Tweedale, "dale of the Tweed."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tweedle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tweedle has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tweedle? popularity and diffusion

Tweedle is the 299,328th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. The surname Tweedle occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Tweedle are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 640,387. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, Arkansas, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Tweedle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tweedle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 515 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tweedle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tweedle last name are 10.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tweedle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $52,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tweedley93170/
Tweedlie93169/
Tweeddle930/
Twedle923/
Tweedllie881/
Tweddle862,833/
Tweedly86146/
Tweadle861/
Tweedli860/
Tweidle860/
Tweddlie801/
Tweddles800/
Twidle77384/
Twydle7742/
Twadle770/
Twaddle711,844/
Twiddle7188/
Twedhla711/
Tuedele711/
Twoddle711/
Twedeil710/
Twadlle710/
Twadelle6720/
Tuidile574/
Douedele5313/
Tuesdail530/

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