Tweedley Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tweedley Surname Definition:

(Celtic + English) Dweller at the Tweed-Lea [v. Tweed, and+O.E. leáh]

Tweedley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:742,90741,196
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland411:91,2984,744
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tweedley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + English) Dweller at the Tweed-Lea [v. Tweed, and+O.E. leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tweedley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tweedley is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tweedley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Tweedley reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

Tweedley is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England it is mostly found in: Kent, where 23 percent are found, Merseyside, where 20 percent are found and Cumbria, where 11 percent are found. Not including England Tweedley is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 16 percent are found.

Tweedley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tweedley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tweedley last name rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tweedley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tweedley last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Tweedley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning $53,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.76% more than the national average, earning $66,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tweedle931,271/
Tweedly93146/
Tweedlie88169/
Tweeddle880/
Twedle863/
Tweedllie821/
Tweddle802,833/
Tweadle801/
Tweedli800/
Tweidle800/
Tweddlie751/
Tweddles750/
Twidle71384/
Twydle7142/
Twadle710/
Twaddle671,844/
Twiddle6788/
Twedhla671/
Twoddle671/
Twadlle670/
Twadelle6320/

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