Twitchell Surname

115,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,002 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Twitchell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8271:94,71110,627
England811:687,87739,238
Canada551:669,92054,285
France111:6,038,429280,838
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8781:57,1976,367

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.

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

. Dweller in an Alley or Narrow Passage [Dialectal English twitchel(l] Twitchell, sb., a narrow passage or alley between houses.—Leic. Gloss., p. 280.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at an alley, or narrow passage, between houses; dweller at a bend in the road.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Twitchell Last Name Facts

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

Twitchell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twitchell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,400th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,820,976 people. The last name Twitchell is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Twitchell live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Twitchell is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,827 people, or 1 in 94,711. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 15 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Maine, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Twitchell exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Twitchell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twitchell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twitchell last name 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 US average, with 64.37% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twistchell951/
Twichell94725/
Twitchel94126/
Twitcell940/
Twitshell891/
Twitcheil891/
Tuitchell890/
Twitchele890/
Twitchill890/
Twichel8882/
Twitcel880/
Twichill820/
Tuichell820/
Twizell75272/
Dweichel712/
Twizel672/
Tuetschel671/
Duetchel590/
Tweezell590/
Duetschel560/
Duechel501/

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Twitchell Reference & Research

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