Twist Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 5
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 5
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 32
Cornwall 12
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 19
Devon 23
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 6
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 44
Lancashire 363
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 50
Middlesex 9
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 5
Suffolk 0
Somerset 6
Surrey 9
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 28
Warwickshire 130
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 47

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 2
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 11
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 28
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 8
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 5
Radnorshire 0

Twist Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Twist family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 29
Agricultural Labourer 24
Labourer 20
Independent 15
Male Servant 14
Farmer 13
Collier 13
Coal Miner 10
Copper Miner 5
Bleacher 5
Gardener 4
Shoe Maker 4
Cotton Mill 4
Dress Maker 4
Servant 3
Shop Keeper 3
Cotton 3
Publican 3
Silk Weaver 3
Hat Manufacturer 2
J Gas Fitter 2
Lab 2
Brass Founder Apprentice 2
Plater 2
Button Cramper 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Twist

Name Census Frequency
Mary Twist 698
John Twist 632
William Twist 614
Elizabeth Twist 485
James Twist 402
Thomas Twist 373
Henry Twist 278
Sarah Twist 275
Joseph Twist 270
Ann Twist 268
Margaret Twist 260
George Twist 230
Ellen Twist 226
Jane Twist 220
Alice Twist 201
Peter Twist 161
Charles Twist 154
Edward Twist 139
Robert Twist 134
Samuel Twist 129
Richard Twist 127
Annie Twist 120
Martha Twist 107
Hannah Twist 106
Emma Twist 104

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