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 found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twiddy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 285,131st most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,402,184 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Twiddy reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 31 percent reside, Virginia, where 20 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Twiddy exists 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Twiddy surname 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 holding the Twiddy last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for 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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