Twichell Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Twichell Surname Definition:

V. Twitchell.

Twichell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7211:502,71742,271
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

Twichell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Twitchell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at an alley, or narrow passage, between houses; dweller at a bend in the road.

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

Twichell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twichell is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twichell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 464,720th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. The last name Twichell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Twichell reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Twichell is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 502,717. In The United States Twichell is most numerous in: Michigan, where 15 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Twichell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twichell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 282 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Twichell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Twichell last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Twichell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $46,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twitchell944,002/
Twichelle941/
Twichel9382/
Twistchell891/
Twitchel88126/
Twitcell880/
Twichill880/
Tuichell880/
Twitcheil821/
Twitshell821/
Tuitchell820/
Twitchele820/
Twitchill820/
Twizell80272/
Twickel8030/
Twitcel800/
Twisell800/
Twissell75162/
Twizzell7516/
Dweichel752/
Twizel712/
Tdvichele711/
Twijsel6733/
Twießel6710/
Twiesel677/
Twissel672/
Twizzel671/

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Twichell Reference & Research

Twitchell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Twichell
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