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 last name Tweedley is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tweedley? popularity and diffusion

Tweedley is the 1,321,499th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Tweedley is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Tweedley are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 742,907. In England Tweedley is most common in: Kent, where 23 percent live, Merseyside, where 20 percent live and Cumbria, where 11 percent live. Other than England it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 16 percent live.

Tweedley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Tweedley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tweedley last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political 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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