Nellthorp Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Nellthorp Surname Definition:

The baronet's family is traced to Kent in the XVI. cent. The name may be a corruption of Neithorpe, a parish in co. Oxford.

Nellthorp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Nellthorp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The baronet's family is traced to Kent in the XVI. cent. The name may be a corruption of Neithorpe, a parish in co. Oxford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

NELTHROPE: From Nehwl, Gothic for near, nigh; thorpe, a village; given to an individual living at such a spot near the village.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Nellthorp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nellthorp is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nellthorp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nellthorp is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Nellthorp is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Nellthorp live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 47 percent reside, Surrey, where 40 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England it is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 48 percent reside.

Nellthorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nellthorp has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nellthorpe959/
Nelthorp944/
Nelthorpe89284/
Neltharp820/
Neltherp820/
Nolthorp820/
Nelthropp78158/
Nelthrope7844/
Nelathrop784/
Nalthorpe780/
Niltorp753/
Neltoor752/

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