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

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
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

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 can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Thirwell are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 61 percent are found, Norfolk, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Thirwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thirwell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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