Tharp Surname

28,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Tharp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,4741:19,6202,466
Canada971:379,85133,859
England921:605,63136,119
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1041:12,2371,582

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.

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

= Thorp, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In some districts Thorpe is so corrupted; and in Hampshire persons named Sibthorp are called Tharp.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

The Norman People (1874)

Tharp Last Name Facts

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

Tharp occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tharp.

How Common Is The Last Name Tharp? popularity and diffusion

Tharp is the 28,654th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 388,877 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tharp live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tharp is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 18,474 people, or 1 in 19,620. In The United States Tharp is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Tharp occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Tharp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tharp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tharp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tharp last name are 18.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.07% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tharpe915,642/
Thearp9161/
Tharpp914/
Tharpt910/
Thairp910/
Tarp89704/
Tharrpe831/
Thorp8016,397/
Tarpe80685/
Therp80114/
Tarph8015/
Tarpø807/
Tharb807/
Tearp800/
Tarpp800/
Tarps800/
Tahrp800/
Tatrp800/
Thorpe7377,134/
Tarphe73164/
Thorps7370/
Taarpe734/
Thorph733/
Thorpp732/
Thorpf731/
Tearpe731/
Thoorp730/
Thorpt730/
Thorrp730/
Torp675,516/
Terp672,132/
Tarb67241/
Tarpova6777/
Tarv673/
Thorppe671/
Thorrpe671/
Thoorpe671/
Thorphe671/

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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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