Thorrold Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thorrold Surname Definition:

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.

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Thorrold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Thorrold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

THEROULDE: A French refugee family. The name is identical with Thorold.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thorrold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorrold is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorrold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Thorrold reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles.

Thorrold is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is most common in: Suffolk, where 57 percent reside, Norfolk, where 28 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 13 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 37 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Thorrold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorrold has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thorrold surname grew 209 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorrold Last Name Statistics demography

Thorrold earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning R 214,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorold93625/
Thorrol930/
Thurrold8816/
Thorould886/
Thorhold883/
Torold864/
Torrol861/
Torroll8049/
Terrold804/
Therold801/
Thoroll801/
Thorald801/
Torrald800/
Thorole800/
Torol77112/
Torrolle750/
Tharol71336/
Thoral71186/
Torral71158/
Turold7138/
Toğrol7123/
Tarrol7121/
Toroil712/
Torole711/
Torald711/
Tarold711/
Torgol711/
Touroul67202/
Thorale6790/
Tourral6741/
Thorall6714/
Tarroll6711/
Torrale677/
Therald671/
Tarhool671/
Thoratl671/
Tharole671/
Tharral670/
Terrald670/

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