Thorold Surname
Approximately 625 people bear this surname
Thorold Surname Definition:
For Thorald, q.v.
Thorold Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 404 | 1:137,916 | 13,469 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 146 | 1:166,955 | 14,226 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Thorold (63) may also be a first name.
Thorold Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Thorald, q.v.
A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which has given rise to a family name very widely spread, and much varied in spelling and pronunciation, the principal forms being Thorold, Turrold, Tyrell, Torel, Turrell, Tourelle, Torill, Tourle, Turl, &c., &c., &c. It comes to us from Normandy, where Turold was one of the preceptors of William the Conqueror, and his Grand-Constable at the time of the Conquest. The name of Turold occurs upon the Bayeux Tapestry, designating one of the ambassadors dispatched by the Norman Duke to Guy, Earl of Ponthieu, and it is supposed that the Turold there represented was the Grand-Constable. Dawson Turner's Tour in Normandy, ii. 104. This celebrated man gave his name to the town of which he was lord and founder, viz., Burgus Thoroldi, now Bourgtheroude, a few miles S.W. of Rouen. In Domesday, we find a Gilbert filius Turoldi among the tenants in chief of the counties of Worcester, Hereford, Cambridge, and Warwick; while an Ilbert filius Turoldi, held a like position in the second named shire. Whether these were sons of the Grand-Constable does not appear. This seems probable, though as there are many tenants called Turold in that record, it is not positively certain. Under Essex, appears one Walterus Tirelde, who is by some supposed to be the Walter Tirel who shot Rufus. Morant's Essex, i. 244.
THEROULDE: A French refugee family. The name is identical with Thorold.
Hamo, Ranulph, William Toroude or Torolde, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Petrus Toroid, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Baronets. The first person bearing this name in Lincoln lived t. Richard II., which disposes of the imaginary descent from Toraldus de Buckenhall 1052. This family is a branch of the De Vers, from Ver, near Bayeux, of whom Alberic de Ver witnessed a Breton charter 1058 (Gall. Christ.). He had: 1. Alberic de Ver, ancestor of the Earls of Oxford; 2. Erneis de Ver, who acquired lands in Holderness from the Earl of Albemarle, and in Lincoln from de Aincourt. He had issue: 1. Wido de Ver, living 1130 (Rot. Pip.; Mon. i. 374), whose son, Wido, held a barony in York 1165 (Lib. Niger). 2. Robert de Gousla, or Fitz-Erneis, who gave Gousla Church to Bridlington Priory (Burton, Mon. Ebor. 230). His descendants and the De Vers of Lincoln bore the same arms, viz., barry of six, a canton. Robert de G. had issue Adam, father of Walter de Ver, or Gousla, who is mentioned 1205 as son of Adam, son of Robert (Hardy, Obl. et Fin. 324). Walter had issue: 1. Simon de Gousla or Gousell. 2. Giles de Gousla. 3. Ralph de Gousell, who is mentioned 1284 as brother of Giles (Roberts, Cal. Geneal., 370). lie held a fief from D’Aincourt, Lincoln (Testa de Neville), and gave lands in Holderness and at Gousell to Bridlington Priory (Burton, 241,230). He had issue Thorold, who gave lands at Gousell or Gousla to Bridlington Priory (Ib. 230). His son, Robert Fitz- Thorold or Gousell, was of Merston, Lincoln, and d. 1306 (Inq. p.m.). John de Merston, his son, appears 1376 as John Thorold, and was the ancestor of the Thorolds, baronets. See Warham.
From the Old Norse, Þóraldr; in the Domesday Book, Tored, Toroid, Tori, Torol, Toi, Thori; from the French, Thorel; a personal name.
Thorold Demographics
Thorold Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Thorold Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorold Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thorold is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorold? popularity and diffusion
Thorold is the 520,629th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. Thorold occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Thorold reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 63 people.
This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 137,916. In England Thorold is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 59 percent are found, Greater London, where 6 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England Thorold is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Thorold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thorold has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 277 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thorold Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Thorold last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.
The amount Thorold earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning R 230,136 per year; in United States they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning $38,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.89% less than the national average, earning $42,287 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorrold | 93 | 120 | / |
| Thorould | 93 | 6 | / |
| Thorhold | 93 | 3 | / |
| Torold | 92 | 4 | / |
| Therold | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thorald | 86 | 1 | / |
| Torald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Terrold | 71 | 4 | / |
| Therald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torrald | 71 | 0 | / |
| Touroult | 67 | 45 | / |
| Theroult | 67 | 10 | / |
| Teerhold | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thourault | 63 | 152 | / |
| Tarald | 62 | 1 | / |
| Terald | 62 | 1 | / |
| Torholt | 57 | 10 | / |
| Tarzolt | 57 | 1 | / |
| Theralt | 57 | 1 | / |
| Terheld | 57 | 0 | / |
| Terrald | 57 | 0 | / |
| Tourault | 53 | 65 | / |
| Tharault | 53 | 44 | / |
| Tatroult | 53 | 6 | / |
| Thereault | 50 | 116 | / |
| Tharrault | 50 | 49 | / |
| Thareault | 50 | 8 | / |
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