Thicknesse Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Thicknesse 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).
Read More About This SurnameThicknesse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Thicknesse 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.
From the French, Xhignesse; a personal name.
Thicknesse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thicknesse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thicknesse occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thicknesse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Thicknesse are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 42 percent reside, Cornwall, where 37 percent reside and Berkshire, where 5 percent reside. Barring England it exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent reside.
Thicknesse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thicknesse has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thicknesse last name expanded 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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