Thorowgood Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thorowgood 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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Thorowgood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Thorowgood 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

From the Encyclop. Herald, it appears that a family of Thorowgood, resident at a place so called in Hertfordshire, obtained a grant of arms so recently as the last century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Thorowgood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorowgood is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorowgood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,785,358th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Thorowgood reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Thorowgood is most frequent in: Greater London, where 33 percent are found, Kent, where 28 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent are found. Barring England Thorowgood occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Thorowgood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorowgood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorowgood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thorowgood are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Thorowgood earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

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Thorowgood Reference & Research

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