Twynham Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Twynham 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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Twynham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:232,15919,279
United States661:5,491,802273,080
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Wales181:171,91811,581
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Twynham 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

Twynham Last Name Facts

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

Twynham has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Twynham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Twynham is the 708,658th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Twynham live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Twynham is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 232,159. In England Twynham is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 15 percent live and Leicestershire, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England Twynham exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Twynham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twynham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Twynham surname rose 276 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Twynham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Twynham are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Twynham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning R 257,844 per year and in United States they earn 61.97% more than the national average, earning $69,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twyneham9312/
Twynam92316/
Twynhm927/
Twinham8617/
Townham862/
Tynam834/
Twineham8094/
Twinam77260/
Tanham77223/
Tinham77114/
Tenham7724/
Tyonam7718/
Taynam777/
Dynham777/
Tunham772/
Teynam771/
Tonham771/
Tuwnam771/
Tawnam771/
Toynam770/
Tyinam770/
Twynom770/
Tdwineham750/
Tnam7334/
Tnhm731/
Downham712,667/
Twiname71396/
ten Ham71274/
Tanhamo71149/
Tenhamm7124/
Tenhami7112/
Tenhamo717/
Twanama713/
Tiyanam713/
Dawnham712/
Tan-Ham712/
Tan Ham712/
Ten-Ham711/
Tanhami711/
Tonhami711/
Tinhame711/
Tyona M711/
Tawanam711/
Tayinam711/
Tayanam711/
Tawnami711/
Towonam711/
Daynham711/
Tayniam711/
Tinnham710/
Tinam671,196/
Tanam67695/
Tonam67411/
Tunam67207/
Tuyinama67137/
Tynym6757/
Tenam6750/
ten Hamm6711/
Dynam675/
Taynaime675/
Tuyinamo674/
Tynum674/
Townhome673/
Tnaem673/
Taiyanam672/
Tniam671/
Tnamu671/
Tawanami671/
Tiyyanam671/
Tanhamwa671/
Tynem671/
Tyonm671/
Tynom670/
Twinehan670/
Thuenhan5312/
Twenyane534/
Thuengiam5041/

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