Tyndall Surname

54,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Tyndall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tynedale,' from residence in the valley of the Tyne; compare Tweedale and Tweedall; for early references v. Tindal.

1643-4. Francis Butler and Amphillis Tyndall: Marriage Lic.

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Tyndall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5681:55,1866,584
Australia7761:34,7884,584
Canada5861:62,8767,356
England5421:102,80110,809
Ireland3161:14,9021,701
Guyana1891:4,033721
Jamaica841:34,1662,394
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Belize281:12,6961,465
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Wales221:140,66110,115
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China71:195,331,65210,124
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2351:18,8502,263
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Tyndall (100) may also be a first name.

Tyndall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tynedale,' from residence in the valley of the Tyne; compare Tweedale and Tweedall; for early references v. Tindal.

1643-4. Francis Butler and Amphillis Tyndall: Marriage Lic. (London).

1798. Married — Samuel Phelps and Anne Catherine Tyndale: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Tindale, Tindall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An extensive ward or district of Northumberland, which includes the Dale of the Tyne. The great Border family so called had their chief seat at Langley, near Haydon Bridge, and were styled in charters of temp. Henry II. Barons of Tyuedale and Langley Castle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Tindal, Tindall; from Tindale-ward, the largest of the six wards of co. Northumberland, traversed by the Tyne.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Northumberland is the original home of the Tindales or Tindalls, and reference will be found to them under that county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Tindales or Tyndales were a great border family, dating back to the reign of Henry II., their early ancestors being barons of Tynedale, a district in Northumberland (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tyndall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tyndall occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyndall? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,141st most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 774,529 people. The last name Tyndall occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Tyndall are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tyndall is also the 946,056th most numerous first name globally It is held by 100 people.

Tyndall is most common in The United States, where it is held by 6,568 people, or 1 in 55,186. In The United States Tyndall is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 44 percent live, Florida, where 5 percent live and Texas, where 3 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Tyndall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tyndall has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,985 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 134 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tyndall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tyndall surname are 4.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Tyndall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.44% less than the national average, earning R 115,392 per year; in United States they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $40,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $54,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dtyndall931/
Tyndal92343/
Tindall8614,467/
Tendall86164/
Tyndaal863/
Tindal773,374/
Tendal77183/
Tyndol771/
Tindale712,927/
Tendahl71155/
Tendale71135/
Tindoll7199/
Thindal7163/
Tijndal7120/
Tindahl7114/
Tänndal7110/
Tindhal714/
Timdall713/
Tendail711/
Tindail711/
Thendal711/
Tendoll710/
Tendahal6793/
Tendolle6725/
Tijndaal679/
Tinndahl675/
Thendale671/
Thindahl671/
Thoendal671/
Tindahal671/
Tindol62678/
Timdal6219/
Tendol6210/
Temdal622/
Timdahl5731/
Tindole5714/
Timdale5712/
Tindolph534/
Tindholt533/
Tendeile531/
Tindholdt501/
Themdaile500/

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Tyndall Reference & Research

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