Theroux Surname

108,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Theroux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theroux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1861:165,80916,825
Canada1,9721:18,6842,633
France1081:615,02580,926
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China41:341,830,39216,990
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Théroux (133) & Thèroux (1) are calculated separately.

Theroux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theroux is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Théroux or Thèroux. Click here for other possible spellings of Theroux.

How Common Is The Last Name Theroux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 108,413th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,697,146 people. Theroux occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Theroux live; 84 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,186 people, or 1 in 165,809. In The United States Theroux is most common in: Rhode Island, where 15 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 46 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Theroux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Theroux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Theroux last name grew 4,968 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Theroux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Theroux surname are 13.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Theroux earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% less than the national average, earning $43,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Théroux95133/
Thèroux951/
Teroux926/
Therox922/
Thiroux86597/
Terroux86123/
Theroix863/
Theerux862/
Tieroux862/
Threoux862/
Theraux861/
Thereux861/
Thereaux8061/
Thitroux800/
Theureux800/
Tiroux7728/
Tyroux774/
Teraux770/
Theureaux7549/
Trehoux71336/
Treheux71162/
Terreux7163/
Terraux7113/
Thiraux7110/
Teureux711/
Toiroux711/
Tereaux711/
Thiorux710/
Tetreaux675/
Tirox674/
Terax672/
Therocks670/
Tettreaux630/
Tireux6219/
Tairox623/
Terrax622/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Theroux
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