Thirlwell Surname
Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname
Thirlwell Surname Definition:
(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.
Read More About This SurnameThirlwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 722 | 1:77,172 | 8,701 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 404 | 1:60,335 | 7,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Thirlwell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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.
The name Thirlwell and its variants comes from a place named Thirlwall (Castle,) which still stands as a ruin in Northumberland, England. The castle is located near to the village of Greenhead and is along Hadrian's Wall. Thirl is an Old English word meaning: hole, an opening or breach - in this case a gap in the Roman wall. Over the ages stone has been plundered from the wall to build cottages. My grandmother's family the Thirlwells (Thirlwalls) were reivers disbanded and harassed when the 1707 Act of Union was passed, uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland.
Thirlwell Demographics
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Thirlwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thirlwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thirlwell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thirlwell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thirlwell is the 336,335th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The last name Thirlwell occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Thirlwell live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 722 people, or 1 in 77,172. In England Thirlwell is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 28 percent are found, Northumberland, where 13 percent are found and Durham, where 7 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Thirlwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Thirlwell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 261 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thirlwell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thirlwell last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Thirlwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 395.71% more than the national average, earning R 1,177,990 per year; in United States they earn 19.61% more than the national average, earning $51,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,008 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirl Well | 95 | 1 | / |
| Thirlwel | 94 | 5 | / |
| Tirlwell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Thirlwall | 89 | 725 | / |
| Thurlwell | 89 | 227 | / |
| Thrulwell | 89 | 3 | / |
| Thrilwell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thorlwell | 89 | 0 | / |
| Thirlweel | 89 | 0 | / |
| Therlwell | 89 | 0 | / |
| Thairlwall | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thirlwayll | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thirulelu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thirlawal | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thrilwall | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thurlwill | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tharelal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Threlall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thurelal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thiralila | 67 | 73 | / |
| Thrailhill | 63 | 0 | / |
| Theeraleela | 60 | 4 | / |
| Threwilhill | 60 | 1 | / |
| Tharolal | 59 | 2 | / |
| Therulal | 59 | 1 | / |
| Thayrlla Eloi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Theurillal | 53 | 1 | / |
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