Thirwell Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thirwell Surname Definition:

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.

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Thirwell 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
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Thirwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

— Elizabeth Cooper
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Thirwell Demographics

Average Thirwell Salary in
England

£30,222

Per year
Rank:
18,358 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000131061
Rank: 47,178 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
112.03%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Thirwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thirwell is most common in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Thirwell reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Thirwell is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Thirwell is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 61 percent live, Norfolk, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Thirwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thirwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Thirwell surname fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Thurwell8824/
Therwell881/
Tirwel861/
Terwell808/
Turwell804/
Trewell802/
Toirwel801/
Trewelle750/
Thurwill750/
Terwel71468/
Tiruel7165/
Turwel7140/
Tirbel711/
Tyrwll710/
Trewel710/
Terwiel67468/
Terwelp67350/
Terbell6747/
Tirruel6717/
Terweel6715/
Teruell673/
Theruel672/
Turrwll671/
Terweil671/
Tyrwill670/
Terweal670/
Tyrbell670/
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