Thorington Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Thorington Surname Definition:

Parishes in Suffolk and Essex.

Thorington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:477,54840,495
England1031:540,95233,556
Canada431:856,87466,382
Guyana301:25,4072,928
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Barbados251:11,498820
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Thorington (10) may also be a first name.

Thorington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Parishes in Suffolk and Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Thoringtons possess the name of parishes in Essex and Suffolk.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Thorington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorington is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorington? popularity and diffusion

Thorington is the 343,860th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,836,347 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Thorington reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Thorington is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 477,548. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent live, Alabama, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Thorington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thorington surname expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorington surname are 3.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thorington earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.57% more than the national average, earning R 322,164 per year; in United States they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $44,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $51,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorrington95273/
Thorngton954/
Thoringthon951/
Torington950/
Torrington90995/
Tharington9040/
Therington902/
Tharrington861,296/
Htherington862/
Therrington860/
Tarington841/
Terington840/
Terrington80437/
Tarrington80129/
Targington800/

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