Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>T>Twi-Twu>Twist in the US

Twist

in the US

There are 1,056 people with the last name "Twist" in the United States.

Add to web page

Ranking in the US

NameRank
Twist 20,862
close
  1. is 20,858th most common Rexroat
  2. is 20,859th most common Strausser
  3. is 20,860th most common Stueve
  4. is 20,861st most common Taniguchi
  5. is 20,862nd most common Twist
  6. is 20,863rd most common Winegardner
  7. is 20,864th most common Ardito
  8. is 20,865th most common Bocchino
  9. is 20,866th most common Bucholtz

Most Common First Names for Twist

David, John, Robert, Michael, James, Mary, Barbara, Donald, Paul, Thomas

Meaning & History

English (mainly Lancashire):

  • 1. probably a variant of Twiss, or possibly in a few cases from Twist, a minor place in Devon, or Twist Wood in Brede, Sussex, both named from Old English twist, Middle English twist ‘something twisted or forked’.
  • 2. possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone in the cotton-spinning industry, whose responsibility was to combine threads into a strong cord, a sense of twist recorded from the 16th century.

    • Recent Searches for "Twist" in the US

    Since June 2009
    437

    Most Popular Search

    David Twist (9 searches)
    Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv2)

    © 2010 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
    Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement