Northrop Surname
Approximately 6,444 people bear this surname
Northrop Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northope,' a parish in Lincolnshire (No doubt originally North-thorp.) The American Northup is found in England as Northop at an early period; v. Thorp.
Stephen de Northorp, Lincolnshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameNorthrop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,457 | 1:66,421 | 7,748 |
| England | 565 | 1:98,616 | 10,437 |
| Australia | 145 | 1:186,177 | 18,652 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 474 | 1:51,425 | 6,236 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,074 | 1:24,213 | 3,007 |
Northrop (20) may also be a first name.
Northrop Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northope,' a parish in Lincolnshire (No doubt originally North-thorp.) The American Northup is found in England as Northop at an early period; v. Thorp.
Stephen de Northorp, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Northorp. Rolls of Parliament.
Willelmus Northop, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1682. Henry Tyler and Ellen Northupp: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1744. Married — Thomas Wheeler and Mrs. Northorp: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1773. — John Northorp and Betty Kitchen: St. George, Hanover Square.
Forms of Northorp(e, q.v.
(English) One who came from Northorpe (the northern farm), in Lincolnshire.
Northrop Demographics
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Northrop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Northrop Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Northrop has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Northrop? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 76,104th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,130,904 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Northrop reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,457 people, or 1 in 66,421. In The United States Northrop is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Northrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Northrop has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Northrop last name grew 263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Northrop Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Northrop surname are 15.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Northrop earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,631 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrope | 94 | 127 | / |
| Northroup | 94 | 38 | / |
| Northropp | 94 | 4 | / |
| Northroop | 94 | 0 | / |
| Nortrop | 93 | 20 | / |
| Northro | 93 | 3 | / |
| Norththrop | 89 | 3 | / |
| Northrot | 88 | 4 | / |
| Northrod | 88 | 2 | / |
| Norhtrop | 88 | 1 | / |
| Northrap | 88 | 1 | / |
| Northroh | 88 | 0 | / |
| Norttrop | 88 | 0 | / |
| Nerthrop | 88 | 0 | / |
| Northrob | 88 | 0 | / |
| Nortrope | 88 | 0 | / |
| Northroy | 88 | 0 | / |
| Nortrrop | 88 | 0 | / |
| Nortross | 75 | 1 | / |
| Norrtrap | 75 | 0 | / |
| Northrah | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nortroish | 71 | 8 | / |
| Narttrap | 63 | 0 | / |
| Nartra | 57 | 1 | / |
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