Thetford Surname

195,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Thetford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thetford,' a market-town in Suffolk, thirty miles from Norwich.

1721. Baptised — Susanna, d. Arthur Thetford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Thetford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8381:197,20319,429
England2011:277,20421,667
Jamaica491:58,5703,174
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Thetford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thetford,' a market-town in Suffolk, thirty miles from Norwich.

1721. Baptised — Susanna, d. Arthur Thetford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Thetford (Norf.), the Anglo-Saxon Theodford (‘set Theodforda'-dat.: Anglo-Saxon Chron., A.D. 870) = the People’s, or Chief, Ford [Old English þeód, people, nation; (adjectively) great, chief (as þeódweg, highway) + ford] The small riverside places of the same name in Camb. and Linc, no doubt have the same origin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thetford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thetford is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thetford? popularity and diffusion

Thetford is the 195,437th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,394,292 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Thetford live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,838 people, or 1 in 197,203. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 39 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Jamaica, where 2 percent reside.

Thetford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thetford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thetford last name grew 1,062 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thetford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Thetford surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thetford surname are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.29% registered with the party.

The amount Thetford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $42,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.83% less than the national average, earning $38,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theatford940/
Tetford93186/
Thedford881,775/
Thatford8828/
Thetfort881/
Tettford881/
Thitford880/
Theadford8242/
Tedford805,722/
Titford80310/
Tatford8096/
Thadford754/
Teddford753/
Tedfordd751/
Teadford751/
Tattford751/
Thedfort750/
Tittford750/
Tadford6710/
Tidford672/
Todford670/
Toddford631/
Tatfoort631/

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Thetford Reference & Research

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