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There are approximately 2,905 people named Tinker in the UK. That makes it the 3,353rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 46 are named Tinker.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Tanker
Tinkel
Tiner
Tink
Tinger
Dinker
Tincker
Tinkar
Tinkerb
Tincer
Tineker
Tincar
Tinkard
Tincare
Tincure
Tienker
Tinckorn
Tincarre
Tinkau
Tinkee
Tinkercon
Tinkerbel
Thinker
Tinke
Tainker

The Tinker surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

TINKER. The occupation. Thicker PLR.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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