Twombly Surname

172,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,499 people bear this surname

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

Twombly Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Twemlow (by the two hills), in Cheshire.

Twombly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4611:147,28115,200
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:87,3379,059

Twombly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Twemlow (by the two hills), in Cheshire.

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

Twombly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Twombly is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Twombly.

How Common Is The Last Name Twombly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twombly is the 172,166th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,916,185 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Twombly live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,461 people, or 1 in 147,281. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Twombly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twombly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Twombly last name rose 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Twombly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Twombly last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Twombly last name are 0.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Twombly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $50,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twombley93340/
Twowmbly931/
Twoombly930/
Tombly922/
Twomblley881/
Tomboly8694/
Tombley8665/
Tombely8619/
Twambly8617/
Dwombly861/
Twembly861/
Tomobly861/
Tuombly860/
Thombly860/
Twimbly860/
Towmbly860/
Toambly860/
Thombley8082/
Twambley8033/
Tombalay8029/
Tombelya8022/
Tombaloy8020/
Tomboley8015/
Tombelly802/
Towmbley801/
Toumbaly801/
Toumobly801/
Twimbley800/
Toombley800/
Toembluy800/
Tombul774,785/
Tombal77413/
Tombel77283/
Tombol77276/
Tombil77114/
Tomble7710/
Tomblo772/
Tombla771/
Tombli771/
Tembly771/
Tumbly771/
Tambly770/
Timbly770/
Tomayybly751/
Thombolay751/
Tomboliyo751/
Toumbelya751/
Tembely7120,871/
Tombola715,278/
Timbely711,864/
Tomboli711,695/
Tombolo71919/
Tamblay71747/
Thombal71527/
Tombela71327/
Tombili71285/
Tombole71285/
Tombale71257/
Tombele71216/
Tömböly71163/
Tombali71146/
Tamboly71141/
Tambley7156/
Tombyll7152/
Tambuly7138/
Tombeil7138/
Tombulu7131/
Temobly7131/
Tombila7127/
Temblay7123/
Tompley7123/
Tomball7121/
Timblay7118/
Thomble7116/
Tombiol7115/
Toumbal7115/
Timbaly7113/
Tombaul7112/
Tumbaly7111/
Tombilo7111/
Toumble719/
Tombala718/
Tompoly714/
Tambaly714/
Tombalo714/
Tembley713/
Tombell713/
Tomabel713/
Tombeli713/
Tombile713/
Tembély713/
Thombailey712/
Tombolu712/
Tombelo712/
Tomabla712/
Tombula712/
Twemble711/
Tombalu711/
Tomblee711/
Tomblia711/
Tumblay711/
Tomboil711/
Tome Blaya711/
Toimbol711/
Toumblo711/
Tawomblawo711/
Timobly711/
Dombaly711/
Tomploy711/
Tomubol711/
Toombal711/
Tumbley710/
Tuembly710/
Dombley710/
Timbley710/
Toambili671,156/
Timbaliy671,041/
Tamboliy67979/
Twambili67417/
Thombale67326/
Tombelli67225/
Thombela67175/
Tombelle6792/
Timbuloy6775/
Tuombale6768/
Twambale6752/
Tombiala6748/
Tumbalay6746/
Timbilay6745/
Tembl6745/
Twambila6734/
Twambile6734/
Timbully6729/
Tomboelu6720/
Toumbeli6719/
Tambolay6716/
Timbaloy6715/
Timboloy6715/
Tomobile6712/
Tombello679/
Tompally679/
Tembeley679/
Tombwele679/
Tumbliya676/
Tombalau676/
Tambaliy676/
Tombolia676/
Tambl676/
Timbelly675/
Taomabal675/
Tombiolo674/
Twambali674/
Tumbaloy674/
Toumbele674/
Tombolwe674/
Toomploy674/
Tambouly674/
Tombiloi673/
Tmbal673/
Thombolo673/
Diombaly672/
Timbliya672/
Toumboul672/
Tembelly672/
Thombele672/
Tombilei671/
Tombollo671/
Teamblay671/
Thombhal671/
Thombola671/
Tyoembel671/
Temboloy671/
Tambliya671/
Tambolya671/
Tambuley671/
Tomobila671/
Tomobuli671/
Tomabola671/
Tomballa671/
Tombeala671/
Tombolue671/
Tombouli671/
Tombuali671/
Tombuela671/
Tombuele671/
Tombulla671/
Toambali671/
Toambila671/
Tmbol671/
Toumbala671/
Toumbali671/
Toumbolo671/
Taombili671/
Tiombole671/
Tiemobly671/
Timbalya671/
Tumablay671/
Tembbely671/
Htombela671/
Tom Bula671/
Tomu Baloyi671/
Tyombolo671/
Thombelo671/
Tmblo671/
Thomblou671/
Tuambley670/
Toompley670/

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