Twohey Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Twohey Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant of the sturdy man; grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).

Twohey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
Canada1041:354,28532,012
England911:612,28636,401
Wales91:343,83718,086
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Twohey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant of the sturdy man; grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).

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

Twohey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twohey is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twohey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Twohey is the 564,325th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. The last name Twohey is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Twohey live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 1,026,796. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 25 percent are found, Illinois, where 20 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Twohey is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Twohey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twohey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Twohey surname expanded 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twohey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Twohey last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Twohey last name are 23.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Twohey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $42,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $56,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twoohey920/
Twoey9185/
Tuohey831,314/
Twohie8335/
Twohes830/
Twohea830/
Twhoey830/
Twahey830/
Twohay830/
Twoe8038/
Tweheyo777,802/
Tweheye771/
Twohead770/
Twooher770/
Twoha73360/
Twehe731/
Twoeh731/
Twoah731/
Twoes730/
Tuoey730/
Tweheeyo711/
Tuohea675/
Twuoha672/
Touhae671/
Twoawe671/
Tuohyj671/
Tuoohy670/
Tuahey670/

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Twohey Reference & Research

Towey 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Twohey
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