Thirlby Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thirlby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thurlby.' Two parishes and a hamlet bear this name in Lincolnshire Also a township named Thoralby, in the parish of Aysgarth, North Riding of Yorkshire This readily suggests the derivation, viz.

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Thirlby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:269,16921,240
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thirlby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thurlby.' Two parishes and a hamlet bear this name in Lincolnshire Also a township named Thoralby, in the parish of Aysgarth, North Riding of Yorkshire This readily suggests the derivation, viz. the by or dwelling of Thorald.

Nicholas de Thurleby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Thurleby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1576. Henry Thyrlibe, Norfolk: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Parishes, &c., in co. Lincoln.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Thirlby Demographics

Average Thirlby Salary in
United States

$57,383 USD

Per year
Rank:
241,237 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.01851E-5
Rank: 262,391 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
132.98%
Sample size: 30 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Thirlby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thirlby is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirlby? popularity and diffusion

Thirlby is the 953,750th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. Thirlby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Thirlby are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 269,169. In England it is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 26 percent live, Staffordshire, where 12 percent live and Worcestershire, where 11 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Thirlby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thirlby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thirlby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thirlby last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Thirlby earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.99% more than the national average, earning $57,383 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thierlby930/
Thurlby86749/
Therlby860/
Thirlway8091/
Thirleway751/
Tirlui62237/
Therlue571/
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Terlyuha5365/
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