Third Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

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.

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Third Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3171:116,23212,335
Scotland3031:17,6692,126
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
England1351:412,72628,150
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Australia771:350,59429,558
India591:13,001,108227,026
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2211:16,9381,810
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tird893/
Thirt8028/
Tirdh805/
Thyrd805/
Therd802/
Thred802/
Thurd801/
Taird801/
Thoggird771/
Theard731,790/
Thirth7315/
Thirgy736/
Thisrt731/
Thiert730/
Turd67209/
Terd679/
Tirt679/
Tirč678/
Tred678/
Thirthe676/
Theiret673/
Tirdová672/
Tirdova671/
Thairet671/

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