Twohig Surname

163,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Twohig Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O'Tuathaigh: v. Toohy.

Twohig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3071:277,32125,913
Ireland8911:5,285848
England2321:240,16419,707
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Australia481:562,41041,290
Scotland131:411,83217,291
France131:5,109,440259,941
Wales121:257,87814,969
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5451:8,1281,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

Twohig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O'Tuathaigh: v. Toohy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Tuathaigh A sept of the Uí Maine now mainly found in Co. Clare. MIF 233; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Tuathaigh A sept of the Uí Maine now mainly found in Co. Clare. MIF 233; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).

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

Twohig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twohig occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twohig? popularity and diffusion

Twohig is the 163,813th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,750,017 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Twohig reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Twohig 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 reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and Nebraska, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 34 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Twohig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Twohig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twohig surname rose 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 163 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twohig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Twohig surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Twohig surname are 0.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.92% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twohigg9233/
Tohig910/
Toohig83202/
Touhig83143/
Tuohig8335/
Tohaig839/
Twohic831/
Toehig830/
Twahig830/
Teoohig770/
Dohig7355/
Tohic7315/
Tohik735/
Tahig731/
Tehig731/
Tohiq731/
Tuhig730/
Twahigwa7111/
Twahigwe711/
Dohiga6729/
Tuohik6719/
Tohiki6711/
Tohaki678/
Tohaga677/
Tohogo673/
Tohoki673/
Tihiga672/
Tohiuk671/
Tohick671/
Tohoga671/
Touhik671/
Tahaig671/
Twahag670/
Duohig670/
Dwahik501/
Duehig500/

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