Thorisdottir Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Thorisdottir Surname User-submission:

The surname Thorsdottir or Thorisdottir means 'Thor's daughter'. Many children born in the Nordic countries were given the first name of their father with -son or -dottir appended after, such as Nilsdottir or Thorson. This was a centuries-old tradition in the Nordic countries.

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Thorisdottir 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
Iceland691:5,509653
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Thórisdóttir (3) & Thôrisdôttir (1) are calculated separately.

Thorisdottir Surname Meaning

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The surname Thorsdottir or Thorisdottir means 'Thor's daughter'. Many children born in the Nordic countries were given the first name of their father with -son or -dottir appended after, such as Nilsdottir or Thorson. This was a centuries-old tradition in the Nordic countries. Most of those countries have now changed over to fixed surnames. Iceland is the only Nordic country to continue this tradition, but in increasing cases, such names are now given before the family surname.

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Thorisdottir Demographics

Average Thorisdottir Salary in
United States

$48,812 USD

Per year
Rank:
440,392 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.43406E-6
Rank: 770,431 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
113.12%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Thorisdottir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorisdottir is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Thórisdóttir or Thôrisdôttir. For other possible spellings of Thorisdottir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorisdottir? popularity and diffusion

Thorisdottir is the 1,765,740th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Thorisdottir live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,509. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 94 percent live, Southern Peninsula, where 4 percent live and Westfjords, where 1 percent live. Excluding Iceland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 8 percent live.

Thorisdottir Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thorisdottir earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning 302,757 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

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
Torisdottir965/
Thorisdottier961/
Thórisdóttir943/
Thôrisdôttir941/
Thoresdotter836/
Toresdotter789/
Thoredotter781/
Thuresdotter754/
Turesdotter707/
Toresdatter701/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorisdottir
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