Thorlby Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thorlby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thurlby.' Two parishes and a hamlet bear this name in Lincolnshire Also a township named Thoralby, in the parish of Aysgarth, North Riding of Yorkshire This readily suggests the derivation, viz.

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Thorlby 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
England1401:397,98627,485
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488

Thorlby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thurlby.' Two parishes and a hamlet bear this name in Lincolnshire Also a township named Thoralby, in the parish of Aysgarth, North Riding of Yorkshire This readily suggests the derivation, viz. the by or dwelling of Thorald.

Nicholas de Thurleby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Thurleby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1576. Henry Thyrlibe, Norfolk: Register of the University of Oxford.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Parishes, &c., in co. Lincoln.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Thorlby Demographics

Average Thorlby Salary in
England

£24,136

Per year
Rank:
65,104 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000272137
Rank: 27,954 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
89.47%
Sample size: 26 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Thorlby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorlby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorlby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thorlby is the 1,422,956th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Thorlby reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Thorlby is most frequent in England, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Thorlby is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 15 percent live and Essex, where 13 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Thorlby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thorlby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thorlby surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Thourlby934/
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Thorlbe860/
Thorlway800/
Torrelba6735/
Torrellba632/
Thurlbeat630/
Torlue6218/
Tarlba621/
Torrlva571/
Tarlbee571/
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