Thoirs Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Thoirs Surname Definition:

Andrew Thoris, burgess of Aberdeen, 1595 (CRA, p. 121; NSCM, I, p. 90). Mr. Thomas Thoiris, minister at Udny, 1623-35 (AEI, I, p. 94; SCM, III, p. 77; RSCA, II, p. 404). William Thoirs retoured heir of his mother, Issobell Andersoune, spouse to Thomas Thoirs of Auchorthies, 1658 (Retours, Aberdeen, 340).

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Thoirs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland571:93,9276,548
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Thoirs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Andrew Thoris, burgess of Aberdeen, 1595 (CRA, p. 121; NSCM, I, p. 90). Mr. Thomas Thoiris, minister at Udny, 1623-35 (AEI, I, p. 94; SCM, III, p. 77; RSCA, II, p. 404). William Thoirs retoured heir of his mother, Issobell Andersoune, spouse to Thomas Thoirs of Auchorthies, 1658 (Retours, Aberdeen, 340). David Thoirs, advocate, Edinburgh, 1671 (Just. Rec., passim). Sir David Thoires was imprisoned in 1689 for defaming the Master of Forbes (RPC, 3. ser. XIV, p. 449).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Thoirs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thoirs is most common in Scotland. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoirs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Thoirs live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in Scotland, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 93,927. In Scotland Thoirs is mostly concentrated in: Aberdeenshire, where 63 percent live, Aberdeen City, where 16 percent live and Fife, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Thoirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thoirs has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Thoirs surname expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thoirs Last Name Statistics demography

Thoirs earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thors91749/
Thirs916/
Thiers832,065/
Thorsø83295/
Thairs8344/
Thorse8339/
Thoors8339/
Theirs8330/
Thirsh831/
Thorss830/
Thours830/
Tors80155/
Tirs8061/
Thorsøe77104/
Thorsch7745/
Theirse7742/
Thuorst7717/
Theirss772/
Thirsch771/
Thierss771/
Tahyors771/
Thiersh771/
Theuirs770/
Tours731,268/
Torsh73460/
Tiers73448/
Thers73382/
Tirse73325/
Torrs7368/
Torsz7360/
Torse7346/
Torst7339/
Torås7312/
Torzs7312/
Toers7311/
Toors739/
Torsø737/
Thars737/
Tirss734/
Torså734/
Tirsh733/
Tiors732/
Tirst731/
Teirs730/
Tirrs730/
Tairs730/
Thiersch71519/
Towers6715,753/
Torsch67146/
Tirsch67111/
Torsøe6780/
Tourse6743/
Theers6718/
Therse6716/
Thorze678/
Torshe677/
Taitrs675/
Tourss674/
Tharsh674/
Touers673/
Tairsh672/
Tahrsh671/
Tharse671/
Thyrse671/
Tirszt671/
Torsse671/
Thersh671/
Torrss671/
Tottrs671/
Teirrs671/
Torrrs671/
Theurs671/
Tahars671/
Torrse671/
Thears670/
Tayors670/

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