Thrale Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thrale Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Thrall, Servant, Slave [M.E thral(e, Old Northern English þrœl=O.N. próell] And swá hwá swá welle in iow œrist oððe foerðmest wosa bið þe alra prœl oððe esne.— St. Mark x. 44; O. Northumb. vers. (Rushworth Gospel).

In Wycliffe’s version of the above verse the Latin serous and Greek δοΰλος have been rendered servaunt.

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Thrale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:551,66433,983
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Thrale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Thrall, Servant, Slave [M.E thral(e, Old Northern English þrœl=O.N. próell] And swá hwá swá welle in iow œrist oððe foerðmest wosa bið þe alra prœl oððe esne.— St. Mark x. 44; O. Northumb. vers. (Rushworth Gospel).

In Wycliffe’s version of the above verse the Latin serous and Greek δοΰλος have been rendered servaunt.

My servant, which that is my thral by right.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, C 183. Cp. Thew.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thrale: Thrall was given the surname Thrale.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Thrale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thrale is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Thrale.

How Common Is The Last Name Thrale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Thrale live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Thrale is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 551,664. In England Thrale is most numerous in: Greater London, where 24 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 17 percent are found and Kent, where 16 percent are found. Aside from England Thrale is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Thrale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thrale has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Thrale last name expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thrale Last Name Statistics demography

Thrale earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.98% less than the national average, earning $42,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thraley920/
Thraler920/
Trale91155/
Thral911/
Thrasler860/
Thrall832,543/
Tralle83119/
Trales83103/
Traile8356/
Tralie8331/
Tralee8327/
Trayle8316/
Traley8316/
Traler839/
Traule838/
Thrail835/
Tralhe833/
Trhale832/
Thralt831/
Traale831/
Tralet831/
Traleș831/
Treale830/
Traleh830/
Tral80384/
Trayler77620/
Trailer77388/
Traulet77338/
Traille77289/
Trasler77263/
Traulle77129/
Tralles77122/
Traller7769/
Trauley7716/
Treatle7712/
Trattle7710/
Tralley773/
Trailes772/
Tratler772/
Traelle771/
Traiile771/
Trailey771/
Trallie771/
Traslej771/
Thrrall771/
Trailie771/
Threald771/
Traylee771/
Thrauly770/
Threaly770/
Threalt770/
Traeley770/
Trasley770/
Trajole770/
Trealer770/
Trail736,428/
Trali73394/
Trala73330/
Treal73164/
Traul73113/
Trall7378/
Trole7355/
Throl7330/
Trhal7327/
Traly7323/
Trile7311/
Trele738/
Trahl733/
Traal733/
Trayl731/
Trasl731/
Trattles71449/
Trattler71308/
Trajtler7138/
Traitler7118/
Traullet7112/
Tratller713/
Traisler712/
Trailler712/
Tracelle711/
Treasler711/
Threault711/
Thrallai711/
Thrassel710/
Traill672,920/
Trolle672,086/
Tralli671,460/
Traila671,002/
Trasel67541/
Trolet67370/
Trolez67338/
Troule67155/
Tralla67142/
Troles67105/
Tralha67103/
Trelea6798/
Troley6751/
Throll6746/
Trolie6732/
Troler6722/
Tralia6718/
Tralis6717/
Trelej6714/
Trasil6712/
Treall6711/
Trally6711/
Tralio677/
Treile676/
Troyle676/
Trailhead673/
Troile673/
Tralai673/
Trealy672/
Trosle672/
Triley672/
Treele672/
Tratel672/
Triele672/
Traulé672/
Tracel671/
Trahal671/
Treasl671/
Treley671/
Trhall671/
Trotle671/
Trilea671/
Thrujille671/
Truele671/
Trawelley671/
Trelee671/
Traloi671/
Traiselle671/
Traittler671/
Trahli671/
Threil671/
Thruol671/
Trolee671/
Trihle671/
Trhali671/
Trzali671/
Treyle671/
Traily670/
Traull670/
Traweller670/
Trault670/
Troole670/
Trauly670/
Truile670/
Traeli670/
Tralay670/
Trealt670/

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