Twynholm Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Twynholm Surname Definition:
From the old lands and barony of the name in Kirkcudbrightshire. Walter de Twynham who witnessed a charter of a carucate of land in Langholme to Herbert Maxwell, c. 1270 (RHM., I, 7; Pollok, I, p. 125) may be the Walter de Twynham who held the barony of Levingtone in 1279 (Bain, II, p.
Read More About This SurnameTwynholm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
Twynholm Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the old lands and barony of the name in Kirkcudbrightshire. Walter de Twynham who witnessed a charter of a carucate of land in Langholme to Herbert Maxwell, c. 1270 (RHM., I, 7; Pollok, I, p. 125) may be the Walter de Twynham who held the barony of Levingtone in 1279 (Bain, II, p. 37). An inquisition was made before Sir Walter de Tninan in 1296 (ibid., II, p. 215), and in the same year a writ to the sheriff of Dumfries was issued in favor of Walter de Twynham (ibid., p. 219). Sir Walter de Tuinan was keeper of the sheriffdom of Wigtoun in 1296, and Walter, son of Richard de Twynham, juror on inauest on lands in Dumfries in same year (ibid., p. 215,216). William de Twynham, parson of the. church of S. Brigid in Ayr, appears between 1296-1307 (ibid., p. 523). Walter de Twinham who was chancellor to King Robert Bruce in 1329 (Panmure, II, 164; RHM., I, 37) was probably Walter de Twinam, canon of Glasgow, 1337 (Pap. Lett., II, p. 543), and the Walter of Twynhame who witnessed a charter of Sweetheart Abbey (Laing, 46). John Twynholme in Speddoche, 1658 (Dumfries). James Tuyman was resident in the parish of Colwend, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 582). Marion Twynholm in Crofts of Crossmichael, 1748, and John Twiname in Balgerran, 1800 (Kirkcudbright).
Twynholm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twynholm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Twynholm is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Twynholm? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Twynholm are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Twynholm is most common in: Warwickshire, where 36 percent are found, Northumberland, where 25 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 26 percent are found and Bermuda, where 3 percent are found.
Twynholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Twynholm has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Twynholm surname contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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