Twiss Surname

117,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,922 people bear this surname

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

Twiss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Twiss.' The spot is undoubtedly either the hamlet styled Twiss Green, in the parish of Newchurch-Kenyon, Lancashire, or a place so called in the immediate vicinity. All the earlier instances hail from that district.

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Twiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2131:163,78616,650
England6011:92,7099,939
Australia3731:72,3758,525
Canada3101:118,85712,533
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Wales191:162,87011,152
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Norway61:857,04855,549
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3841:63,4787,342
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5091:98,66110,028

Twiss (15) may also be a first name.

Twiss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Twiss.' The spot is undoubtedly either the hamlet styled Twiss Green, in the parish of Newchurch-Kenyon, Lancashire, or a place so called in the immediate vicinity. All the earlier instances hail from that district. With Twist, compare Gorst for Gorse in the same neighbourhood.

Richard Twiss, of Kenion, 1619: Wills at Chester.

Randle Twisse, of Coppenhall, 1585: ibid.

Thomas Twist, of Kenyon, 1593: ibid.

1787. Married — Thomas Twist and Ann Gray: St. George, Hanover Square.

1805. Married — Rev. Robert Twiss and Fanny Walker: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Twin [Old English ge)twisa-twi-, double]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old Scotch twyss, from Old French, toissu, means a girdle or sash. Jamieson. One of the many surnames borrowed from costume.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Twiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twiss is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Twiss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,413th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,858,120 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Twiss live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 15 people.

The surname Twiss is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,213 people, or 1 in 163,786. In The United States Twiss is most numerous in: South Dakota, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Twiss occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Twiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twiss last name increased 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 35 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 24 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twiss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Twiss last name are 10.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Twiss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning 409,302 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 130.87% more than the national average, earning R 548,640 per year; in United States they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $43,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $50,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tweiss9186/
Twisse9127/
Twis8911/
Tweis807/
Twish806/
Twise802/
Tuiss801/
Twais801/
Dwiss800/
Twaise73357/
Twaits73252/
Twaish73239/
Tuisse7319/
Thwish732/
Tweish731/
Dwisse731/
Thwist730/
Twoish730/
Tuis67708/
Twix67168/
Dwis6798/
Thuisse671/
Twes671/
Thwishe671/
Twiz671/
Twaaise671/
Htwaish671/
D'Weiss671/

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