Thigpen Surname

42,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Thigpen Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Thigfuns (thrive, swift); one who begged for coins.

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Thigpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,1471:29,8393,707
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
England51:11,143,612252,590
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1431:43,9365,095

Thigpen (15) may also be a first name.

Thigpen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Thigfuns (thrive, swift); one who begged for coins.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A German surname derived from the name Thigfuns, meaning: thrive & swift, descendant of Thigfuns, one who begged for coins, dweller at or near Thyga's enclosure or hill.

- raychik

Thigpen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thigpen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thigpen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,677th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 597,242 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Thigpen reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Thigpen is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

Thigpen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 12,147 people, or 1 in 29,839. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 14 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Thigpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thigpen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thigpen last name rose 1,063 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thigpen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thigpen are 8.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thigpen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $48,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thigpenn9340/
Thigpeng931/
Tigpen924/
Thigpn921/
Thigpin86276/
Thiqpen862/
Thigpem861/
Thegpen860/
Thickpen802/
Thigpinn801/
Thegpin711/
Thegpem710/
Tekpen6274/
Tyokpen571/

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