Thorp Surname
Approximately 16,397 people bear this surname
Thorp Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorp,' i.e. the village, (a) Local, 'of Thorpe.' Many parishes, hamlets, &c, are so named in England.
Adam de la Throppe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Augustinus de Thorpe, Somerset, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameThorp Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,710 | 1:41,614 | 5,105 |
| England | 3,928 | 1:14,185 | 2,094 |
| Australia | 1,805 | 1:14,956 | 2,124 |
| Canada | 453 | 1:81,337 | 9,068 |
| New Zealand | 386 | 1:11,731 | 2,035 |
| Argentina | 205 | 1:208,504 | 17,193 |
| South Africa | 150 | 1:361,185 | 32,866 |
| Norway | 120 | 1:42,852 | 6,130 |
| Wales | 100 | 1:30,945 | 3,130 |
| Scotland | 89 | 1:60,155 | 4,924 |
| Thailand | 80 | 1:882,979 | 139,249 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Panama | 45 | 1:86,939 | 3,484 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 69 | 1:64,201 | 4,905 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,043 | 1:6,029 | 930 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,005 | 1:10,034 | 1,290 |
Thorp (70) may also be a first name.
Thorp Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorp,' i.e. the village, (a) Local, 'of Thorpe.' Many parishes, hamlets, &c, are so named in England.
Adam de la Throppe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Augustinus de Thorpe, Somerset, ibid.
Warin de Thorpe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1728. Married — Henry Chamner and Barbara Thorp: St. George, Hanover Square.
1729. — William Thorpe and Frances Fox: ibid.
1745. — John Throp and Mary Lunt: ibid.
1770. — John Throop and Mary Burgin: ibid.
1778. — Joseph Thrupp and Mary Burgon: ibid.
(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Thorp, Thorpe = the Farmstead, Hamlet, Village [Old English and Old Norse porp] Warin de Thorpe.—Hundred Rolls The cok, that orloge [clock] is of thorpes lyte [little].—Chaucer, Parlement of Foules, 350.
(English) One who came from Thorpe (farm), the name of many places in England; dweller at a farmstead.
See Thorpe. The Thorps of Ryton, co. Durham, are said to be descended from Robert Thorpe, of Thorpe, near Wellwyke, in Holderness, who flourished in the reign of King John.
A village. Dutch, Dorp.
(English), Village. (variant: van Dorp.)
Thorp Demographics
Average Thorp Salary in
United States
$45,709 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thorp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorp Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thorp is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorp? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,471st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 444,444 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Thorp reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Thorp is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 70 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 8,710 people, or 1 in 41,614. In The United States Thorp is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 5 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Thorp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thorp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thorp last name grew 174 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 769 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 36 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Thorp Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Thorp last name is primarily Anglican (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Thorp surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Thorp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning 438,181 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.98% more than the national average, earning R 349,272 per year; in Colombia they earn 73.4% more than the national average, earning $39,367,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $54,526 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe | 91 | 77,134 | / |
| Thorps | 91 | 70 | / |
| Thorph | 91 | 3 | / |
| Thorpp | 91 | 2 | / |
| Thorpf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thoorp | 91 | 0 | / |
| Thorpt | 91 | 0 | / |
| Thorrp | 91 | 0 | / |
| Torp | 89 | 5,516 | / |
| Thorppe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thorrpe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thoorpe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thorphe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tharp | 80 | 18,740 | / |
| Torpe | 80 | 807 | / |
| Therp | 80 | 114 | / |
| Thorb | 80 | 51 | / |
| Torps | 80 | 38 | / |
| Toorp | 80 | 6 | / |
| Torpp | 80 | 6 | / |
| Torpz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tahrp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Torpt | 80 | 0 | / |
| D'Thorpe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tharpe | 73 | 5,642 | / |
| Thorbs | 73 | 75 | / |
| Tourpe | 73 | 67 | / |
| Tharpp | 73 | 4 | / |
| Torpås | 73 | 3 | / |
| Torppe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tharpt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Terp | 67 | 2,132 | / |
| Tarp | 67 | 704 | / |
| Torpova | 67 | 69 | / |
| Torb | 67 | 31 | / |
| Torv | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tharrpe | 67 | 1 | / |
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Thorp Reference & Research
Thorpe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Thorpe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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