Twitchell Surname
Approximately 4,002 people bear this surname
Twitchell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the twitchel,' a passage, an alley, from residence thereby. For further information, v. Twitchin.
1655. Married — Edward Nethercoate and Elizabeth Twichell: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Read More About This SurnameTwitchell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,827 | 1:94,711 | 10,627 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 878 | 1:57,197 | 6,367 |
Twitchell (14) may also be a first name.
Twitchell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the twitchel,' a passage, an alley, from residence thereby. For further information, v. Twitchin.
1655. Married — Edward Nethercoate and Elizabeth Twichell: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1605. Andrew Atkins and Elizabeth Twitchell: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1806. Married — Josiah Spencer Twitchell and Elizabeth Watson: St. George, Hanover Square.
. Dweller in an Alley or Narrow Passage [Dialectal English twitchel(l] Twitchell, sb., a narrow passage or alley between houses.—Leic. Gloss., p. 280.
(English) Dweller at an alley, or narrow passage, between houses; dweller at a bend in the road.
Twitchell Demographics
Average Male Twitchell Height
179.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Twitchell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twitchell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Twitchell occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Twitchell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Twitchell is the 115,400th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,820,976 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Twitchell are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Twitchell is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
The surname Twitchell is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,827 people, or 1 in 94,711. In The United States Twitchell is most common in: Utah, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Maine, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Twitchell is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Twitchell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Twitchell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twitchell surname increased 436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Twitchell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Twitchell last name are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Twitchell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $42,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $50,302 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twistchell | 95 | 1 | / |
| Twichell | 94 | 725 | / |
| Twitchel | 94 | 126 | / |
| Twitcell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Twitshell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Twitcheil | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tuitchell | 89 | 0 | / |
| Twitchele | 89 | 0 | / |
| Twitchill | 89 | 0 | / |
| Twichel | 88 | 82 | / |
| Twitcel | 88 | 0 | / |
| Twichill | 82 | 0 | / |
| Tuichell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Twizell | 75 | 272 | / |
| Dweichel | 71 | 2 | / |
| Twizel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuetschel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duetchel | 59 | 0 | / |
| Tweezell | 59 | 0 | / |
| Duetschel | 56 | 0 | / |
| Duechel | 50 | 1 | / |
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Twitchell Reference & Research
Twitchell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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