Thorogood Surname

107,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thorogood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgod' (Turgod, Domesday; compare Tur-ulf for Thur-ulf, and Tor-aid for Thor-ald).' William Togod, alias Thogod' (L). This is an important entry, proving, if proof were wanting, that our Toogoods and Towgoods are the same.

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Thorogood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6971:20,6592,924
Australia6311:42,7825,439
Canada3341:110,31611,818
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Scotland621:86,3526,198
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Wales581:53,3544,894
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3151:18,5362,667
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Thorogood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgod' (Turgod, Domesday; compare Tur-ulf for Thur-ulf, and Tor-aid for Thor-ald).' William Togod, alias Thogod' (L). This is an important entry, proving, if proof were wanting, that our Toogoods and Towgoods are the same. That Thurgood should be euphemized to Thoroughgood was as natural as inevitable.

Alicia Thurgod, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Togod, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Isolda Togod, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

William Togod, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Hugo Togod, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

'Edward Togoode, sup. for B.A., Jan. 1525-6': Register of the University of Oxford.

1557. Baptised — Dority Througood: St. Antholin (London).

1650. Baptised — William, s. Richard Thoroughgood, fishmonger: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1651. Baptised — Joseph, s. Richard Thorogooa, fishmonger: ibid.

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

(English) a nickname = Very Good [Old English purh, th(o)rough; in compds., very + gód, good: cp. Old English purh-hálig, very holy] (Anglo-Scand.) for Thurgood1, Thurgate.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Can hardly refer to superexcellence of character. The old spelling Towgood is almost conclusive against such derivation. The last syllable maybe a corruption of wood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Towgood. From some local name compounded of "wood."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Thorogood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorogood is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorogood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 107,705th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,683,036 people. Thorogood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Thorogood live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2,697 people, or 1 in 20,659. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 20 percent live and Kent, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Thorogood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thorogood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Thorogood last name expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 620 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Thorogood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thorogood surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Thorogood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.05% more than the national average, earning R 423,120 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $53,324 CAD per year.

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Thorogood Reference & Research

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