Twohig Surname
Approximately 2,650 people bear this surname
Twohig Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish O'Tuathaigh: v. Toohy.
Twohig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,307 | 1:277,321 | 25,913 |
| Ireland | 891 | 1:5,285 | 848 |
| England | 232 | 1:240,164 | 19,707 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 545 | 1:8,128 | 1,237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 211 | 1:238,003 | 19,923 |
Twohig Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish O'Tuathaigh: v. Toohy.
Ó Tuathaigh A sept of the Uí Maine now mainly found in Co. Clare. MIF 233; Map Gal
Ó Tuathaigh A sept of the Uí Maine now mainly found in Co. Clare. MIF 233; Map Gal
(Irish) Grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).
Twohig Demographics
Average Male Twohig Height
180 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Twohig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twohig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Twohig has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Twohig.
How Common Is The Last Name Twohig? popularity and diffusion
It is the 163,813th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,750,017 people. Twohig is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Twohig live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,307 people, or 1 in 277,321. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent live, Wisconsin, where 12 percent live and Nebraska, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Twohig is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 34 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Twohig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Twohig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Twohig surname increased 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 163 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Twohig Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Twohig last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.92% registered with the party.
The amount Twohig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,224 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twohigg | 92 | 33 | / |
| Tohig | 91 | 0 | / |
| Toohig | 83 | 202 | / |
| Touhig | 83 | 143 | / |
| Tuohig | 83 | 35 | / |
| Tohaig | 83 | 9 | / |
| Twohic | 83 | 1 | / |
| Toehig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Twahig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Teoohig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dohig | 73 | 55 | / |
| Tohic | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tohik | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tahig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tehig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tohiq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuhig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Twahigwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Twahigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dohiga | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tuohik | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tohiki | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tohaki | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tohaga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tohogo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tohoki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tihiga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tohiuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touhik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahaig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twahag | 67 | 0 | / |
| Duohig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dwahik | 50 | 1 | / |
| Duehig | 50 | 0 | / |
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