Tharp Surname
Approximately 18,740 people bear this surname
Tharp Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorp,' from residence therein. A manifest corruption of Thorp, which see.
1743. Married — Thomas Tharp and Frances Wheelock: St. George, Hanover Square.
1760. — Alexander Tharp and Mary Moss: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameTharp Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,474 | 1:19,620 | 2,466 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,104 | 1:12,237 | 1,582 |
Tharp (34) may also be a first name.
Tharp Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorp,' from residence therein. A manifest corruption of Thorp, which see.
1743. Married — Thomas Tharp and Frances Wheelock: St. George, Hanover Square.
1760. — Alexander Tharp and Mary Moss: ibid.
= Thorp, q.v.
In some districts Thorpe is so corrupted; and in Hampshire persons named Sibthorp are called Tharp.
William and Richard de Torp or Torpes, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Alan and Geoffry de Torp, Engl. 1189 (Rot. Pip.). In some cases the name of Torp was from English localities. Robert de Torp was of Normandy 1050 (Ord. Vit. 465). See Eden, Lambton.
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Tharp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tharp Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tharp occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tharp? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tharp is the 28,654th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 388,877 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tharp reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tharp is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 18,474 people, or 1 in 19,620. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Tharp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tharp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tharp last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tharp Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tharp surname are 18.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.07% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tharp earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $41,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $58,384 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharpe | 91 | 5,642 | / |
| Thearp | 91 | 61 | / |
| Tharpp | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tharpt | 91 | 0 | / |
| Thairp | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tarp | 89 | 704 | / |
| Tharrpe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thorp | 80 | 16,397 | / |
| Tarpe | 80 | 685 | / |
| Therp | 80 | 114 | / |
| Tarph | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tarpø | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tharb | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tearp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tarpp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tarps | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tahrp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tatrp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thorpe | 73 | 77,134 | / |
| Tarphe | 73 | 164 | / |
| Thorps | 73 | 70 | / |
| Taarpe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thorph | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thorpp | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thorpf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tearpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thoorp | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thorpt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thorrp | 73 | 0 | / |
| Torp | 67 | 5,516 | / |
| Terp | 67 | 2,132 | / |
| Tarb | 67 | 241 | / |
| Tarpova | 67 | 77 | / |
| Tarv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thorppe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thorrpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoorpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thorphe | 67 | 1 | / |
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Tharp Reference & Research
Thorpe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Thorpe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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