Apthorpe Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Apthorpe Surname Definition:

A location name in Nottinghamshire.

Apthorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1851:145,92315,562
England1041:535,75133,356
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Apthorpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Nottinghamshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Apthorpe Last Name Facts

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

Apthorpe is found most frequently in Australia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apthorpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 681,965th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname Apthorpe occurs mostly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Apthorpe live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 145,923. In Australia Apthorpe is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 71 percent live, Queensland, where 10 percent live and Victoria, where 8 percent live. Apart from Australia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Apthorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Apthorpe has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Apthorpe surname decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 945 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Apthorpe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Apthorpe surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Apthorpe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $40,252 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apthorppe943/
Aptthorpe940/
Apthorp93412/
Abthorpe8836/
Epthorpe881/
Aptharpe880/
Abthorp800/
Aptharp800/
Havtorp673/
Hovtorp531/

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Apthorpe Reference & Research

Apthorp One-name Study - A profile of the Apthorp surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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