Tyghe Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Tyghe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Tye.' 'Tye, an extensive common pasture': Halliwell. 'Tye: it generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton': Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

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Tyghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Ireland131:362,22614,761
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Tyghe (29) may also be a first name.

Tyghe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Tye.' 'Tye, an extensive common pasture': Halliwell. 'Tye: it generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton': Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

Hugh de la Tye, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter atte-Tye, Norfolk, 10 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Geoffrey le Tylere, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph le Tilere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Hugh le Tygheler. Rolls of Parliament.

Adam le Tiyghelere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Robert le Tiegheler, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1611. Robert Tyler and Alice Callis: Marriage Lic. (London).

1658. Married — Thomas Nash and Mary Tiler: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

V. Tighe, MacTighe.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A topographical word of uncertain origin. It generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From ti, ty, a house, which in the pl. would become tiaz, ties, tiez, tyas, tyes, tyez (W. teios, cots, cottages). Pryce renders tyor, a helliar, thatcher, tiler. Gilbert says Sir Henry le Tyes, Lord Tyes, or (as Camden calls him) De Tiers, was lord of the manor of Tywarnhale "Tiers in Perran-Zabuloe. One of the Tyas families considers itself of Norman origin, and says the name is found written Teutonicus.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tyghe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tyghe is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyghe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Tyghe reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles. Tyghe is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 29 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 76 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 11 percent reside and Merseyside, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Tyghe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tyghe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tyghe surname grew 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 19 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tyghe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tyghe surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Tyghe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 49.87% less than the national average, earning R 119,136 per year and in Canada they earn 20.42% less than the national average, earning $39,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teyghe910/
Tyge8971/
Tighe8014,756/
Thyge80107/
Teghe8049/
Teyge8045/
Tughe8014/
Tyoge806/
Tayhe804/
Tyhie801/
Tygie800/
Tiyhe800/
Tye7513,557/
Tigheh73136/
Tygett7391/
Tayger7387/
Tayuhe7343/
Teughe7330/
Tyohie7321/
Teighe7320/
Thighe7316/
Toghey7311/
Toughe7310/
Tyoghi736/
Toyger736/
Tieghe735/
Tyohge733/
Tuyehe732/
Tioghe732/
Teghey731/
Tayahe731/
Tighie731/
Teyger731/
Thoghe731/
Theghe731/
Tuughe731/
Tighei731/
Toeghe731/
Tehghe731/
Tughey730/
Tighge730/
Taighe730/
Tughes730/
Tighee730/
Teaghe730/
Taye67261,713/
Thea6735,660/
Teye6734,619/
Theu6710,841/
Toge676,698/
Toye676,416/
Tige673,235/
Tuye671,585/
Tiye671,316/
Tege671,073/
Tuge67748/
They67506/
Thei67296/
Toughey67183/
Tygi67131/
Täge67124/
Tyoe6743/
Tayh6736/
Tyga6718/
Tyie6711/
Tegehed677/
Tyeh676/
Tgoe674/
Thyghøj674/
Thieghe674/
Teyh673/
Ttye671/
Toyh671/
Thigheu671/
Tygy671/
Tyje671/
Tuyh671/
Tayouhe671/
Tehyahe671/
Tieghie671/
Tugheer671/
Tiegheu671/
Tighech671/
Taughey671/
Toughes671/
Tounghe671/
Teugheu671/
Tüge671/
Tyokgih671/
Thighes670/
Taygett670/
Tayguer670/
Teigher670/

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