Thickbroom Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thickbroom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thick broom,' from residence there- by.

William de Tikebrom, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Thikthorn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thickbroom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:435,29729,139
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thickbroom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thick broom,' from residence there- by.

William de Tikebrom, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Thikthorn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

(English) Dweller by or among the Thick Broom [Old English picce + bróm, the broom-plant]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably local: "a place where the broom-plant flourishes abundantly." De Tikebrom. H.R., co. Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thickbroom Last Name Facts

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

Thickbroom is most common in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thickbroom.

How Common Is The Last Name Thickbroom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Thickbroom are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 435,297. In England Thickbroom is mostly found in: Essex, where 33 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and West Midlands, where 12 percent reside. Apart from England Thickbroom occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Thickbroom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thickbroom has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thickbroom last name expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thickbroome950/
Thikaporam601/
Thakparam532/
Thukpuram531/
Thukapuram509/
Thigapuram507/
Thokapuram504/
Thukkapurm501/

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