Thornicroft Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thornicroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornycroft,' in the township of Siddington, in the parish of Prestbury, East Cheshire. The family that rose here has spread its roots all over England. 'Richard, lord of Siddington, confirms and quit claims to Richard, the son of Hamo de Thomicroft, all his right, Sic, in certain lands and tenements in a certain place called Thomicroft, in Sydyngton, &c.

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Thornicroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:209,46618,018
Zambia1311:120,9929,219
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Canada371:995,82774,831
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111

Thornicroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornycroft,' in the township of Siddington, in the parish of Prestbury, East Cheshire. The family that rose here has spread its roots all over England. 'Richard, lord of Siddington, confirms and quit claims to Richard, the son of Hamo de Thomicroft, all his right, Sic, in certain lands and tenements in a certain place called Thomicroft, in Sydyngton, &c.': Harl. MSS. 2131.

Richard de Thomicroft, 1361: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Hugh Thomicroft, of Thomicroft, 1436: ibid.

1631. Edward Thonicroft, of Thomicroft: Wills at Chester.

1692-3. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Thornycroft: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Recorded in CD. Of recent introduction. From Thornycroft in the parish of Prestbury, east Cheshire. Bardsley says:"The family that rose here has spread its roots all over England"

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Thorny Croft [Old English pornig + croft, a small field] There are a Thorneycroft in Yorks and a Thornycroft (14th cent. Thornicroft) in Chesh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in the hundred of Macclesfield, co. Chester. Thornicroft Hall was the seat of the family for fully 500 years. See Ormerod's Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thornicroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thornicroft is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornicroft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 489,550th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Thornicroft reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Thornicroft is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 209,466. In England Thornicroft is mostly concentrated in: Warwickshire, where 23 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Cheshire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 16 percent reside.

Thornicroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thornicroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thornicroft surname increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornicroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thornicroft surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Thornicroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.75% less than the national average, earning R 76,632 per year; in United States they earn 13.97% more than the national average, earning $49,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% less than the national average, earning $44,485 CAD per year.

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