Calthrop Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Calthrop Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Calthorpe.' (1) A parish in Norfolk, four miles from Aylsham; (a) 'of Cathorpe' or 'Calthorpe,' a parish in Leicestershire, four miles and a half from Lutterworth.

Radulf de Kalthorp, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Calthrop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
France221:3,019,215204,848
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Calthrop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Calthorpe.' (1) A parish in Norfolk, four miles from Aylsham; (a) 'of Cathorpe' or 'Calthorpe,' a parish in Leicestershire, four miles and a half from Lutterworth.

Radulf de Kalthorp, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Bartholomew de Calthorp, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert de Calthorp, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Ranulf de Calthorp, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Mathew de Caltorp, Norfolk, ibid.

William de Calthorp, 14 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Walter de Calthorpe, 20 Edward III: ibid.

Johannes de Colthorp, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Matilda de Colthorp, 1379: ibid.

1578. Clement Calthorpe and Jane Sampson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1615. Married — George Colthropp and Anne Evans: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

COLTROP: Thomas Coltrop, weaver, burgess of Dumbarton, 1818 (RDB.). Probably a variant of Colthrop from Calthrope in England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Calthorpe, &c.= prob. Calla’s Estate or Village [Old English þorp, þrop = Old Norse þorp] Hardly the 'Cold Estate’—O.E. c(e)ald, 'cold.’ Gilbert de Calthorp.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Calthorpe. The C.'s of Gosberton claim descent, (collateral it is to he presumed,) from Walter de C., bishop of Norwich, in the XIII. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Colthrop; a location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Calthrop Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calthrop is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Calthrop.

How Common Is The Last Name Calthrop? popularity and diffusion

The surname Calthrop is the 2,047,559th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Calthrop are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 46 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 20 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Calthrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calthrop has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calthrope942/
Colthrop889/
Caltro8615/
Colthrope822/
Caltrov801/
Colthrap756/
Salltrop750/
Coultrop750/
Coltro712,962/
Kaltro711/
Qualtro672/
Kaltroy672/
Caltras671/
Kaltroo671/
Koltrop670/
Coultrap63105/
Caltreau632/
Cooltrap631/
Coltra5766/
Kaltra5716/
Qualtrouth563/
Coltrat5355/
Kaltróy538/
Cailletreau532/
Coltras531/
Coultra530/

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