Northrup Surname

61,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Northrup 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.

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Northrup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2401:50,0636,054
Canada8661:42,5475,286
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1591:23,2602,916

Northrup (40) may also be a first name.

Northrup 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.

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

Forms of Northorp(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Northorpe (the northern farm), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Northrup Last Name Facts

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

The surname Northrup has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Northrup? popularity and diffusion

Northrup is the 61,294th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 888,292 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Northrup are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 40 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7,240 people, or 1 in 50,063. In The United States Northrup is primarily found in: New York, where 14 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Northrup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Northrup has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Northrup last name increased 335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Northrup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Northrup surname are 19.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Northrup earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,279 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northroup9438/
Northrupp942/
Northhrup941/
Northrupt940/
Northruph940/
Northrupe940/
Nortrup93197/
Northru931/
Norththrup892/
Northrut883/
Northrub881/
Northrud881/
Norttrup881/
Northruh880/
Narthrup880/
Nortrupt880/
Northroop820/
Nortrud802/
Nortrut801/
Nortreus751/
Northrob750/

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