Thetford Surname
Approximately 2,147 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,838 | 1:197,203 | 19,429 |
| England | 201 | 1:277,204 | 21,667 |
| Jamaica | 49 | 1:58,570 | 3,174 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 154 | 1:158,282 | 13,752 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 173 | 1:290,281 | 23,212 |
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.
(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.
Thetford Demographics
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Thetford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thetford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thetford is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thetford? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 195,437th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,394,292 people. The last name Thetford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Thetford reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Thetford is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,838 people, or 1 in 197,203. In The United States Thetford is most frequent in: Texas, where 39 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found 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 carrying the Thetford last name rose 1,062 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thetford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Thetford surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Thetford are 16.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.29% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatford | 94 | 0 | / |
| Tetford | 93 | 186 | / |
| Thedford | 88 | 1,775 | / |
| Thatford | 88 | 28 | / |
| Thetfort | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tettford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thitford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Theadford | 82 | 42 | / |
| Tedford | 80 | 5,722 | / |
| Titford | 80 | 310 | / |
| Tatford | 80 | 96 | / |
| Thadford | 75 | 4 | / |
| Teddford | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tedfordd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teadford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tattford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thedfort | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tittford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tadford | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tidford | 67 | 2 | / |
| Todford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Toddford | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tatfoort | 63 | 1 | / |
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Thetford Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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