Thurlow Forename

452,461st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thurlow Forename Definition:

Etymologically comparable with Thorold, for in Teutonic it means ‘Thor’s sport’. Now mainly a surname, it probably derives, immediately, from the Norse Thorleik. Cf. Thorburn.

Thurlow Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
95%
 
2961:1,224,78723,946
South Africa
100%
571:956,71337,092
Canada-61:5,522,22952,759
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769

Thurlow (8,064) may also be a surname.

Thurlow Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Etymologically comparable with Thorold, for in Teutonic it means ‘Thor’s sport’. Now mainly a surname, it probably derives, immediately, from the Norse Thorleik. Cf. Thorburn.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Celtic name, meaning: A low tower.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Thurlow Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurlowe938/
Thurlouw932/
Turlow922/
Thirlow866/
Turlowe862/
Thirllow801/
Torlow771/
Turlov771/
Thurlaf711/
Torlof621/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thurlow