Thorrington Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Thorrington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thorrington,' a parish in Essex, seven miles from Colchester.

Roger de Thorington, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Thorinton, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Thorrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:501,96431,980
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Wales161:193,40812,484
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Thorrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thorrington,' a parish in Essex, seven miles from Colchester.

Roger de Thorington, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Thorinton, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Thorinton, Lancashire, ibid.

1749. Married — Joseph Thorrington and Eleanor Thorp: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Thorrington (Essex), 13th cent. Thorington, Anglo-Saxon *Thoringa-tún =the Estate of the Thor Family [v.under Thor, and+ -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, farm, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Essex.

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

Thorrington Last Name Facts

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

Thorrington occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thorrington.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorrington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 956,400th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Thorrington occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Thorrington are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Thorrington is most widespread in England, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 45 percent reside, Hampshire, where 9 percent reside and Devon, where 7 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Thorrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorrington has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorrington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thorrington surname are 29.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Thorrington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.62% less than the national average, earning R 29,412 per year and in United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

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