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 surname Twiddy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Twiddy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twiddy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 285,131st most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,402,184 people. It is mostly found 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 widely held given name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The last name Twiddy is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 31 percent live, Virginia, where 20 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Twiddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twiddy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twiddy last name rose 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twiddy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Twiddy last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.66% registered with the 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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