Thickness Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Thickness Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thickness,' some headland on the English coast that I have not been able to identify; compare Holderness, Furness, &c. The suffix is -ness, a nose of land. Mr. Lower cruelly writes, 'Thicknesse, nese or nesse, is Old English for nose, from Anglo-Saxon nese, and this surname therefore probably refers to the thick nose of the original bearer' (Patronymica Britannica).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
Thickness (9) may also be a first name.
Thickness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thickness,' some headland on the English coast that I have not been able to identify; compare Holderness, Furness, &c. The suffix is -ness, a nose of land. Mr. Lower cruelly writes, 'Thicknesse, nese or nesse, is Old English for nose, from Anglo-Saxon nese, and this surname therefore probably refers to the thick nose of the original bearer' (Patronymica Britannica).
William Thyknes, Close Rolls, 14 Richard II.
1643. Buried — Mary Thikneys: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1675. Ralph Thicknes, of Maldon, Essex, and Mary Pulley: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(English) Dweller at a Thicket [Old English picnes, thickness, thicket]
Nese, or nesse, is Old English for nose, from Anglo-Saxon nese; and this name therefore probably refers to the thick nose of the original bearer.
From some local name compounded of ness, a cape or headland; from Anglo-Saxon nœsse, nésse, ness. compare the local names Sheerness, Dungeness, Eastonness. It sometimes means an island, as in Foulness, Essex.
Thickness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thickness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thickness is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thickness? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Thickness is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Thickness are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 9 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and New York, where 20 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live.
Thickness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thickness has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thickness last name fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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