Twomey Surname

40,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Twomey Surname Definition:

= Toom(e)y, q.v.

Twomey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,6011:1,023193
United States4,5951:78,8819,004
Australia1,5151:17,8192,495
England1,2011:46,3935,838
Canada2861:128,83113,423
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
Wales1311:23,6222,487
Northern Ireland591:31,2723,207
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niue11:1,614145
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,9651:1,494284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:123,69112,002

Twomey (16) may also be a first name.

Twomey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Toom(e)y, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Tuaim (a sound).

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

Twomey Last Name Facts

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

Twomey occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twomey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Twomey is the 40,970th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 570,811 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Twomey live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. Twomey is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

The last name Twomey is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 4,601 people, or 1 in 1,023. In Ireland Twomey is primarily found in: Munster, where 82 percent live, Leinster, where 17 percent live and Connaught, where 1 percent live. Aside from Ireland this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Twomey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Twomey has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twomey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Twomey surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Twomey last name are 7.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Twomey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.08% less than the national average, earning R 185,160 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twoomey9221/
Twomeys921/
Twomy910/
Tuomey83444/
Twomay833/
Twomer832/
Twoomy832/
Twamey830/
Twemey830/
Twomme830/
Twomiya771/
Twemeye771/
Tuomy7346/
Dwome7311/
Twoma733/
Twame731/
Twemy730/
Tuomie6723/
Tuomes6710/
Twamoe674/
Twemeh673/
Twameh671/
Twemie671/
Tuomay671/
Twomui671/

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Twomey Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Twomey
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