Twiddy Surname

285,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Twiddy Surname Definition:

Tweedie, Tweedy, Tweed(d)ale.

Twiddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:568,11746,655
England4761:117,05511,917
Canada1341:274,96725,811
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales111:281,32115,850
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:107,38010,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Twiddy (11) may also be a first name.

Twiddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tweedie, Tweedy, Tweed(d)ale.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Twiddy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twiddy is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twiddy? popularity and diffusion

Twiddy is the 285,131st most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,402,184 people. The last name Twiddy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Twiddy live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Twiddy is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

Twiddy is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States Twiddy is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 31 percent reside, Virginia, where 20 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Twiddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twiddy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Twiddy last name expanded 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twiddy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Twiddy last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Twiddy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.81% more than the national average, earning R 584,136 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twidday920/
Twidy918/
Twitdy838/
Twiddi832/
Tweddy832/
Twiday830/
Twidaya772/
Tweeddy772/
Tweddey771/
Twidi7322/
Twedy737/
Twide732/
Twida730/
Tweedy675,872/
Tuiday6792/
Tweidi6731/
Tweady6722/
Tuidoy675/
Dwidey673/
Twedde672/
Twhedy671/
Twigyi671/
Twiede671/
Dwiedy671/
Dwiday671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Twiddy
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