Thoresen Surname

83,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thoresen Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) The son of Thor (the old Norse god of thunder).

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Thoresen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4,0661:1,265102
United States1,0611:341,62030,747
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Australia531:509,35338,491
Canada521:708,56956,910
England481:1,160,79354,689
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Finland61:916,11741,832
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Thoresen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) The son of Thor (the old Norse god of thunder).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Thoresen simply means 'son of Thore'. It originates from the viking naming tradition which is still very much alive in Iceland.

The ending, -son or -sen, means 'son' (sønn in Norwegian) and is very common all over Scandinavia. In Iceland they also frequently use the ending, -dottir, which literally means 'daughter'.

These days this way of deciding surnames has long since been abandoned and the different -sen and -son endings are used as family names, thus you will find women all over bearing "male" surnames.

- zeenat

Thoresen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thoresen is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoresen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 83,630th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,259,296 people. The surname Thoresen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Thoresen are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 4,066 people, or 1 in 1,265. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 75 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 9 percent reside and Western Norway, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Norway it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Thoresen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thoresen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thoresen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thoresen surname are 10.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.93% registered with the party.

The amount Thoresen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning 343,021 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning R 239,580 per year; in United States they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $48,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning $40,142 CAD per year.

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