Thorneywork Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thorneywork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorneywork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Thorneywork Last Name Facts

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

Thorneywork is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorneywork? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thorneywork is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Thorneywork occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Thorneywork reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

Thorneywork is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England Thorneywork is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 50 percent are found, Devon, where 20 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Thorneywork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorneywork has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Thorneywork surname expanded 779 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorneywork
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