Thorsby Surname
Approximately 666 people bear this surname
Thorsby Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) belonging to Thoresby (Yorks: Domesday Toresbi; Notts: 14th cent. Thuresby, Domesday Turesbi; Lincs: 13th cent. Thoresby; etc.) = Thor’s Farmstead [v. Thor, and Old Norse bý-r] Cp. Thursby.
Thorsby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 291 | 1:1,245,563 | 88,018 |
| Norway | 137 | 1:37,535 | 5,322 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Thorsby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) belonging to Thoresby (Yorks: Domesday Toresbi; Notts: 14th cent. Thuresby, Domesday Turesbi; Lincs: 13th cent. Thoresby; etc.) = Thor’s Farmstead [v. Thor, and Old Norse bý-r] Cp. Thursby.
V. Thoresby.
Thorsby Demographics
Thorsby Political Affiliation
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Thorsby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorsby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thorsby is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorsby? popularity and diffusion
It is the 495,560th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Thorsby live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 1,245,563. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 42 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.
Thorsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thorsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thorsby surname expanded 1,940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thorsby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thorsby surname are 3.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Thorsby earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 31.63% more than the national average, earning 455,539 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.56% more than the national average, earning $52,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $56,489 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoresby | 93 | 38 | / |
| Thorsbye | 93 | 7 | / |
| Torsby | 92 | 7 | / |
| Thursby | 86 | 1,616 | / |
| Throsby | 86 | 95 | / |
| Thersby | 86 | 31 | / |
| Thrusby | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thirsby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thorsboe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Thursbay | 80 | 9 | / |
| Thorisab | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thursbey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thurseby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thorasab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theresby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tersby | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tarsby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thurspy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thursabayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taursby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tharasub | 67 | 17 | / |
| Thorasap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tharasab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Threesab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thorasup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theresab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thursbee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Theresyab | 63 | 22 | / |
| Thareesab | 63 | 8 | / |
| Thareesub | 63 | 4 | / |
| Thareesueb | 59 | 5 | / |
| Thareeseub | 59 | 1 | / |
| Thawarysab | 59 | 1 | / |
| Tharsup | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tharisap | 53 | 47 | / |
| Tharasap | 53 | 16 | / |
| Tharasep | 53 | 11 | / |
| Thirasap | 53 | 1 | / |
| Threezeb | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tharisuep | 50 | 70 | / |
| Tharasuep | 50 | 60 | / |
| Thirasupa | 50 | 10 | / |
| Tahrzbeer | 50 | 5 | / |
| Tharesapu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Thareesup | 50 | 1 | / |
| Thareesap | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tharesaip | 50 | 1 | / |
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