Third Surname
Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname
Third Surname Definition:
Local. Third was a name often given to a farm, which according to old custom was divided among three tenants. There are more than a dozen places in Scotland called Third, Thirds, and Thirdpart. Thrid near Bemersyde is now spelled Third, but locally spoken of as 'The Thrid.
Read More About This SurnameThird Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 317 | 1:116,232 | 12,335 |
| Scotland | 303 | 1:17,669 | 2,126 |
| New Zealand | 152 | 1:29,792 | 5,213 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Iran | 34 | 1:2,258,310 | 76,749 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 221 | 1:16,938 | 1,810 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Third (815) may also be a first name.
Third Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. Third was a name often given to a farm, which according to old custom was divided among three tenants. There are more than a dozen places in Scotland called Third, Thirds, and Thirdpart. Thrid near Bemersyde is now spelled Third, but locally spoken of as 'The Thrid.' Adam Third was burgess of Aberdeen, 1596 (CRA., p. 133).
Third Demographics
Average Third Salary in
United States
$45,684 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Third Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Third Come From? nationality or country of origin
Third is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Third? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 290,346th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Third are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Third is also the 286,313th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 815 people.
Third is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 116,232. In Canada Third is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 31 percent live, Ontario, where 23 percent live and Manitoba, where 19 percent live. Outside of Canada Third occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 23 percent live and New Zealand, where 12 percent live.
Third Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Third has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 3,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Third Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Third surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Third earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.1% less than the national average, earning R 161,352 per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $47,412 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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