Thickpenny Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thickpenny Surname Definition:

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1590. Buried — Leonard Thickpenny, minister of Enfeld, brought from the Kinges Bench in a coffen with a flap to open, with a writing one it in verse, laid at Ledenhall gate by night: St.

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Thickpenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Thickpenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I can offer no satisfactory solution of this surname.

1590. Buried — Leonard Thickpenny, minister of Enfeld, brought from the Kinges Bench in a coffen with a flap to open, with a writing one it in verse, laid at Ledenhall gate by night: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1748. Married — Christopher Wass and Margaret Thickpenny: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Eng;) a nickname from a trade-sign [Old English picce + penig, a penny]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thickpenny Last Name Facts

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

Thickpenny is most common in England. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thickpenny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Thickpenny is primarily found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Thickpenny are found; 38 percent are found in Australasia and 38 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Thickpenny is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Thickpenny is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 31 percent reside, Cornwall, where 14 percent reside and East Sussex, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Thickpenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thickpenny has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thickpenny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thickpenny last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Thickpenny earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 118.06% more than the national average, earning $94,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thickpenney951/
Thickpen892/
Ticpenny891/
Thigpenn7840/
Thikpanya745/
Thigpen7112,202/
Thiqpen712/
Thicben711/
Thikapun6753/
Thikapan672/
Thigpinn671/
Thiigpen671/

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