Twopenny Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Twopenny Surname Definition:
Said to be from Tupigny in Flanders (Edin. Review, April, 1855), presumably because there happens to be a place so called. The twopenny piece was an early coin in England (Halliwell). Both Fourpence and Fourpenny (which see) were English surnames.
Read More About This SurnameTwopenny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Twopenny Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Said to be from Tupigny in Flanders (Edin. Review, April, 1855), presumably because there happens to be a place so called. The twopenny piece was an early coin in England (Halliwell). Both Fourpence and Fourpenny (which see) were English surnames. I suspect Twopenny is a nickname, if it be not a corruption of Turnpenny, which see.
This designation may have been given as a sobriquet to some small trader, from his usual cry, "Two a penny certain it is that Fourapenny was, in the XIV. century, an orthodox family name in Norfolk. ' Simon Fourapeni.' Papers of Norfolk Archaeol. Soc. iv. 253. Turnepeni is a H.R. surname. Twopenny has, however, been noticed as a corruption of Tupigny, a Flemish surname. Edinb. Rev., April, 1855.
From the Flemish Tupigny, from Tup, a ram, and ign or ine, quality, disposition, the same as ignus, in Latin.
Twopenny: perhaps, comes from Tupigny in Flanders.
Twopenny Demographics
Average Twopenny Salary in
South Africa
R 66,228
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Twopenny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twopenny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Twopenny occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Twopenny? popularity and diffusion
Twopenny is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Twopenny occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Twopenny are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Twopenny is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 93 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live.
Twopenny Last Name Statistics demography
Twopenny earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.13% less than the national average, earning R 66,228 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Penny | 94 | 2 | / |
| Two Penny | 94 | 1 | / |
| Twopeny | 93 | 8 | / |
| Twopen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Topenya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Twopeni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toppeny | 80 | 0 | / |
| Topen | 77 | 220 | / |
| Topny | 77 | 2 | / |
| Toupenay | 75 | 10 | / |
| Teppenny | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuppenny | 75 | 0 | / |
| Toppen | 71 | 491 | / |
| Topaen | 71 | 281 | / |
| Tuppenney | 71 | 96 | / |
| Topein | 71 | 29 | / |
| Topean | 71 | 24 | / |
| Topenu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Topnna | 71 | 20 | / |
| Tyopen | 71 | 19 | / |
| Topnno | 71 | 16 | / |
| Topiny | 71 | 15 | / |
| Toupen | 71 | 14 | / |
| Topány | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tupeny | 71 | 9 | / |
| Topena | 71 | 8 | / |
| Topene | 71 | 7 | / |
| Topeni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Topeno | 71 | 4 | / |
| Topany | 71 | 3 | / |
| Taopen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tepeny | 71 | 3 | / |
| Toopen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Topyen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toponn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapeny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tbonny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topnoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tbenny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dopenyo | 67 | 1,050 | / |
| Topn | 67 | 300 | / |
| Topanya | 67 | 122 | / |
| Tuppeny | 67 | 90 | / |
| Topenio | 67 | 75 | / |
| Topanna | 67 | 58 | / |
| Toeppen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Topenia | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tobenna | 67 | 29 | / |
| Topeane | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tapenyi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tipinny | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toopiny | 67 | 9 | / |
| Topniya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tabenny | 67 | 8 | / |
| Touppen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tobennu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tobenyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Toopuny | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tyopien | 67 | 4 | / |
| Topanno | 67 | 4 | / |
| Topeyon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toppena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Topunya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Topeino | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toupein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Topeyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dopennu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topinay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toppnno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tebenny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topenoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topanni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tpnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tippeny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapennu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toppann | 67 | 1 | / |
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