Twisaday Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Twisaday Surname Definition:
This curious name has existed for centuries in the district of Furness, North Lancashire. Probably it is a form of Tuesday, as other day-names exist, or existed (v. Saturday, Friday, Monday). Perhaps, like Christmas, Pentecost, Sec., it was a personal name given to the child because born or baptized on that day.
Read More About This SurnameTwisaday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
Twisaday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This curious name has existed for centuries in the district of Furness, North Lancashire. Probably it is a form of Tuesday, as other day-names exist, or existed (v. Saturday, Friday, Monday). Perhaps, like Christmas, Pentecost, Sec., it was a personal name given to the child because born or baptized on that day.
Thomas Twysday. Rolls of Parliament.
Thomas Twisaday, Patent Roll, 1 Henry VII. pt.
1548. Married — Harry Twisedaie and Katherine Nails: St. Mary, Ulverston.
1551. Buried — Harry Twisedaie: ibid.
1618. Henry Twisaday, of Ulverston: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1661. Edward Twiceaday, of Ulverston: ibid.
1664. George Twiseaday, of Ulverston: ibid.
'The account of Henry Twiceaday, collector of the window tax for the year ended March 25, 1725': Annals of Cartmel.
(English) a name given to a child born on a Tuesday (or to a foundling discovered on that day) [Old English Tíwes-dœg, Tíw’s Day] The spelling Twysontheday mentioned by a correspondent of ‘Notes & Queries’ (29th April, 1916, p. 351) as occurring in a Patent Roll of 1411 shows that a late mediaeval scribe thought that the name Twisaday meant 'Twice a day’.
TWICEADAY: Probably has reference to some habit of the original bearer.
Twisaday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twisaday Come From? nationality or country of origin
Twisaday occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Twisaday? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Twisaday are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Twisaday is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Twisaday is primarily found in: Greater London, where 86 percent reside and Surrey, where 14 percent reside.
Twisaday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Twisaday has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Twisaday last name contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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