Thirlwall Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thirlwall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thirlwall,' a chapelry in the parish of Haltwhistle, Northumberland; the Roman wall is in the neighbourhood of Gilsland and Thirlwall Castle, v. Thirlway.

Richard de Thurlewall.

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Thirlwall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4591:121,39012,264
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia531:509,35338,491
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Scotland251:214,15311,205
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales41:773,63329,106
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Thirlwall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thirlwall,' a chapelry in the parish of Haltwhistle, Northumberland; the Roman wall is in the neighbourhood of Gilsland and Thirlwall Castle, v. Thirlway.

Richard de Thurlewall. temp. Henry III: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Brice de Thirlwall (no date, but early).

John de Thirlewall, 1386: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Rouland de Thirwall, 1460: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

1744. Married —John Thirlwall and Hannah Ringrose: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Thirlwall (Northumb.), 13 thcent.Thurle- wall=the Pierced or Broken Wall [Old English pýrl,aperture, hole, gap, (adj.) pierced + w(e)all] Thirlwall is situated "under the great Roman Wall." The name was Latinized Murus Perforatus.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thirlewall Castle, now a picturesque ruin in Northumberland, near Gilsland Spa, was the residence of the family in early times. Thirlwall is on, and derives its name from, the celebrated Roman Wall, which at this point was thirled or bored through (A-Sax. thyrlian). Some have imagined that the barrier was here breached, but it seems more probable that the thirl was designedly and originally in the construction of the wall, for the passage of the impetuous little river Tipple. A gentleman of this family gave evidence in the celebrated Scrope and Grosvenor controversy, about the right of bearing the coat, Azure, a bend Or, he being, as he averred, the son of a Thirlewall who had attained the great age of seven score and five years! See Nicolas' Scrope and Grosvenor Cont., ii. 427.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thirlwall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thirlwall is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thirlwall.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirlwall? popularity and diffusion

Thirlwall is the 464,720th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Thirlwall are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 121,390. In England it is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 10 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent live. Not including England Thirlwall is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Thirlwall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thirlwall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Thirlwall last name expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thirlwall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thirlwall last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thirlwall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $57,004 CAD per year.

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