Thirtle Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thirtle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurkettle,' a variant of Thirkell or Thurkle (v. Thurkettle); compare Thurtle. This corruption was seemingly an early one, for a township in the parish of Swine, East Riding of Yorks, bears the name of Thirtleby, i.

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Thirtle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4461:124,92812,525
United States611:5,941,950288,805
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Australia291:930,88655,860
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:101,56410,213
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thirtle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurkettle,' a variant of Thirkell or Thurkle (v. Thurkettle); compare Thurtle. This corruption was seemingly an early one, for a township in the parish of Swine, East Riding of Yorks, bears the name of Thirtleby, i.e. the dwelling of Thurkell, the first settler. No doubt it was originally Thurkellby.

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

For Thurkell, Thurkettle, q.v.

The Yorks place-name Thirtleby was Torchilebi (ch as k) in Domesday-Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thirtle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thirtle is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirtle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 512,799th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Thirtle are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Thirtle is most widely held in England, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 124,928. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 21 percent live, Northumberland, where 13 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent live. Not including England Thirtle is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Thirtle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thirtle has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thirtle surname rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thirtle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thirtle last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thirtle earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.49% more than the national average, earning R 352,860 per year; in United States they earn 17.48% more than the national average, earning $50,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tirtle9222/
Thirtless880/
Thurtle86475/
Thretle863/
Tuirtle861/
Tirtlett801/
Turtle772,526/
Tirtla771/
Tretle771/
Trettle7113/
Tirthla7111/
Turttle715/
Turtley715/
Tertile714/
Tretele713/
Tertele712/
Tertler712/
Thurtly711/
Tirtilli672/
Tertelle671/
Tertiller630/
Tretli6228/
Turtly620/
Turtelli5324/
Turtëlli535/
Trethill530/

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