Twynam Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Twynam Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Twineham,' a parish in the the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex; compare Deadman and Putman for Debenham and Puttenham; also Swetman for Swettenham.
1565. Edward Preston and Anne Twynam: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameTwynam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Twynam Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Twineham,' a parish in the the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex; compare Deadman and Putman for Debenham and Puttenham; also Swetman for Swettenham.
1565. Edward Preston and Anne Twynam: Marriage Lic. (London).
1671-2. Married — Thomas Fidge and Hester Twyman: Canterbury Cath.
Mr. G. Twyman played for Kent v. Essex in a cricket match, Aug. 15, 1887.
(English) belonging to Twynham (now Christchurch, Hants), situated between the rivers Avon and Stour.
[Although Twynham-Old English be)twyn, etc., between-occurs in a late copy of a charter of K. Æthelstan ('Cart. Sax.’ no. 738), the second element, -ham, is jirob. really for the dat. pl„ eá(u)m, of Old English eá, a river; it is, in fact, usually stated that the ‘æt Tweoxneám’ of the Anglo-Saxon Chron., a.d. 901, refers to Christchurch; but this is not likely for more than one reason] Twynham was once a place of considerable importance, and is more likely than the Sussex Twineham (which is prob. of the same etymology) to have given surnames— In Edward the Confessor's reign the priory contained one prior and 24 canons, and afterwards fell into the hands of Ralph Flambard, Bishop of Durham, upon whom it was bestowed by William II., and who rebuilt the Church, dedicating it to Christ. It was on this occasion that the town assumed its present appellation of Christchurch, instead of its ancient name, Twyneham.—Nat. Gaz., sub nomine ‘Christchurch.’
From Twineham; a location name in Sussex.
Twynam Demographics
Average Twynam Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Twynam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twynam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Twynam is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Twynam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Twynam is the 860,770th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Twynam live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 30 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 7 percent reside and Kent, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.
Twynam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Twynam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Twynam last name rose 460 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Twynam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Twynam surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Twynam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.84% more than the national average, earning R 346,560 per year; in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.34% more than the national average, earning $53,828 CAD per year.
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