Thirn Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thirn Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Thirn(e; or Dweller at the THORN-Tree [Old English pyrne = Old Norse pyrni]

Thirn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Thirn (3) may also be a first name.

Thirn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Thirn(e; or Dweller at the THORN-Tree [Old English pyrne = Old Norse pyrni]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thirn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thirn is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Thirn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,316,765th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thirn live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thirn is also the 7,463,778th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 3 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Thirn is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 100 percent live.

Thirn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thirn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thirn last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiryn9121/
Thirin9112/
Thiren917/
Thirén914/
Thiern911/
Thirng911/
Theirn910/
Thiorn910/
Tirn891/
Thieren83330/
Thoiren8331/
Thoirin8317/
Thiryon834/
Thairin833/
Theirne832/
Thuiren831/
Thirien830/
Thirzen830/
Thurn803,389/
Tiren801,631/
Tirin80616/
Thern80540/
Tirén80106/
Thärn8014/
Tiern8011/
Tirnh808/
Tirne803/
Tehrn800/
Tihrn800/
Tairn800/
Thierrin77385/
Thirring7743/
Thihring7721/
Thirrion7718/
Thierzen7712/
Thirinne776/
Theirren774/
Thierren771/
Thirrien771/
Tairin732,797/
Thurin731,207/
Tirina731,153/
Therin73848/
Tirion73290/
Thyrén73261/
Thurén73231/
Tireng73184/
Thuren73166/
Tiring73125/
Théron73121/
Thyren73105/
Therén7378/
Theren7357/
Tirinc7352/
Titren7345/
Therne7341/
Tuhrin7339/
Tairen7332/
Teiren7330/
Tirenk7317/
Thärnå7314/
Toirin7314/
Tirrin7313/
Thérin7313/
Tieren7311/
Thurnn7311/
Tirink738/
Tuhrín737/
Thüren736/
Therng735/
Tehrin735/
Tireen733/
Titrin733/
Tirenå733/
Tierin733/
Tuirin732/
Toiren732/
Theern732/
Theurn731/
Tiorin731/
Thearn731/
Tirhnh731/
Tirind731/
Tiroen731/
Thyryn731/
Teirin731/
Tairne731/
Teirne731/
Tirend731/
Tiruen731/
Tieryn730/
Threne730/
Theirrien7121/
Thierrien7117/
Therien672,657/
Tern67887/
Thérien67131/
Tärn6786/
Thureen6774/
Turn6772/
Tairing6751/
Türn6733/
Theurin6732/
Thernøe6729/
Therrin6727/
Tirenne6726/
Thyreen6718/
Titrent6715/
Toireng6715/
Tirnova6714/
Therren679/
Tiorina678/
Tairent677/
Thearin676/
Thairem675/
Theuren673/
Tirenck673/
Tirrion673/
Tairina672/
Theeren672/
Tuirina671/
Teiring671/
Threhen671/
Thereen671/
Tijrina671/
Thurien671/
Tühring671/
Teireng671/
Thyring671/
Tierien671/
Theerin671/
Theroen670/
Tyrn670/
Teirien670/
Tehring670/
Tirrent670/
Tirrint670/
Thyrene670/
Thearen670/
Tehtren670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thirn
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