Thornburrow Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thornburrow Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Thorn-Hill [Old English porn + beorh, a hill] 2 conf. with Thornbury, q.v.

Thornburrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:562,80934,447
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales71:442,07621,198
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014

Thornburrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Thorn-Hill [Old English porn + beorh, a hill] 2 conf. with Thornbury, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thornburrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thornburrow is most common in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thornburrow.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornburrow? popularity and diffusion

Thornburrow is the 1,088,856th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. Thornburrow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Thornburrow reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England Thornburrow is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 24 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 14 percent are found and Cumbria, where 11 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Thornburrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thornburrow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Thornburrow last name grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornburrow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thornburrow surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thornburrow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $49,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $58,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thornburrrow961/
Thornborrow91627/
Thornbarrow914/
Thornbrow901/
Thornborow869/
Thronborrow821/
Thornbrew8013/

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