Twitchings Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Twitchings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the twitchen,' an alley that led from one parish to another, or between two main thoroughfares. 'Twitchel, a narrow passage, an alley. North' (Halliwell). In the South it was Twitchen.

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Twitchings Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Twitchings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the twitchen,' an alley that led from one parish to another, or between two main thoroughfares. 'Twitchel, a narrow passage, an alley. North' (Halliwell). In the South it was Twitchen. The 'g' in Twitching and Twitchings is an excrescence, the final 's' being genitive (compare Jennings from Jenin). In Wood's City of Oxford, edited by Mr. Clark, I find, 'A messuage in Kibald's twychen, that is, I suppose, Kibaldi bivium, a double way, or a way having two parts, and common to tow parishes, as that was without doubt to St. Maries and St. Johns'. Further on I find mention of 'Kepeharme's Twychen' (p. 199); and again, 'Sewey's Twychen' (p. 223). That the word was familiar in the hereditary surname period is clear from the following entries:

Richard Twychenweye, Somerset, t Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Henry Twychenweye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Nicholas Twycheenweye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

The above means 'at the Twychen way,' the way that led to the twitchen, or more probably the passage or alley itself. The surname still lingers in the neighbourhood of Oxford.

Richard de la Twichena, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1604. Andrew Twitchin, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1744. Married — James Twickten (sic) and Mary Benson: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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Twitchings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twitchings is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twitchings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Twitchings reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England Twitchings is most frequent in: Surrey, where 45 percent live, Greater London, where 40 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 15 percent live. Not including England Twitchings occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twitching950/
Twiching890/
Dwigings670/
Dwiggings633/
Duizings5658/
Duisings5637/
Tuisieng5614/
Thuesing567/
Dwigging561/
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