Twynam Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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.

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Twynam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:403,75427,757
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Twineham; a location name in Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Twynam Last Name Facts

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

Twynam occurs most in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Twynam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Twynam is the 860,770th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Twynam live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England Twynam is most common in: Greater London, where 30 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 7 percent are found and Kent, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Twynam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Twynam has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 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 surname is predominantly 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 national average, with 50% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twynham92414/
Tynam914/
Twyneham8612/
Twinam83260/
Tyonam8318/
Taynam837/
Twynhm837/
Twynan832/
Teynam831/
Tuwnam831/
Tawnam831/
Twynom830/
Tyinam830/
Toynam830/
Tnam8034/
Twiname77396/
Twinham7717/
Tiyanam773/
Twanama773/
Townham772/
Towonam771/
Tawnami771/
Tayanam771/
Tayinam771/
Tyona M771/
Tawanam771/
Tayniam771/
Tinam731,196/
Tanam73695/
Tonam73411/
Tunam73207/
Tynym7357/
Tenam7350/
Dynam735/
Tynum734/
Tnaem733/
Tnamu731/
Tniam731/
Tynem731/
Tyonm731/
Tynom730/
Tuyinama71137/
Tuayngam719/
Taynaime715/
Tuyinamo714/
Taiyanam712/
Tawanami711/
Tiyyanam711/
Tanami672,585/
Tanama672,003/
Tanaem671,806/
Tyonum671,657/
Tonami671,521/
Taniam67417/
Tyonem67297/
Twinem67268/
Tanham67223/
Tannam67198/
Tenama67197/
Tainam67168/
Tinama67158/
Downam67139/
Tinham67114/
Tanaim67114/
Tinamo67103/
Tinamu67101/
Taonam67101/
Ttanam6793/
Tanyam6792/
Tanuam6785/
Tinnam6769/
Tonuam6751/
Tunaim6743/
Tunama6736/
Tanamy6735/
Toniam6733/
Tanamu6731/
Twinan6729/
Tonaim6729/
Taname6728/
Tenamu6727/
Tunami6726/
Tenham6724/
Tinaim6724/
Tyunum6724/
Tunamo6723/
Tenami6720/
Tuname6719/
Tayanaema6719/
Toname6718/
Tonama6718/
Tonnam6718/
Tiname6715/
Dynami6715/
Tanaum6713/
Taunam6713/
Taanam6712/
Taenam6712/
Tanamo6711/
Tinami6711/
Tounam6711/
Dynamo6711/
Tename6710/
Tenamo679/
Tonamu678/
Tonamo678/
Dynham677/
Dwanam677/
Tyounm677/
Ttinam677/
Taneam676/
Dynama676/
Toonam675/
Daynam675/
Tnaimu675/
Tinyam675/
Tnamma674/
Tuunam674/
Tuanam674/
Tnm674/
Tyonom674/
Tyanum674/
Tanaym674/
Tuniam674/
Thuayngam673/
Tunnam672/
Twanmo672/
Tunham672/
Tienam672/
Dawnam671/
Dyanam671/
Toenam671/
Tehnam671/
Tawnamaia671/
Teynom671/
Tenamy671/
Tanaam671/
Tuyinamio671/
Tahnam671/
Tonham671/
Tohnam671/
Tinamy671/
Tenyam671/
Teniam671/
Tawanm671/
Tdenam671/
Teanam671/
Twinum670/
Tenaim670/
Tawinname670/
Twinim670/

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