Threlkeld Surname

130,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Threlkeld Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Threlkeld,' a chapelry in the parish of Greystock, Cumberland, four miles from Keswick.

Henry de Threlkeld, Cumberland, 14 Edward II: Nicolson and Bum's History of Cumb.

William de Threlkeld Richard II: ibid.

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Threlkeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1161:116,32212,542
England2061:270,47621,309
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia481:562,41041,290
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5871:85,5518,911

Threlkeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Threlkeld,' a chapelry in the parish of Greystock, Cumberland, four miles from Keswick.

Henry de Threlkeld, Cumberland, 14 Edward II: Nicolson and Bum's History of Cumb.

William de Threlkeld Richard II: ibid.

Richard Thrilkelde, Queen's College, 1565: Register of the University of Oxford.

1567. Edward Threlkeld, rector of Great Salkeld: Jefferson's History of Leath Ward (Cumberland).

1793. Thomas Threlkeld left —20 to his executors, the interest of which was to be paid to the poor of the parish of Croglin: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Threlkeld (Cumb.), 13th-14th cent. Threlkeld = the Thrall’s or Thralls’ Spring [v. under Threlfall, and + Old Norse kelda, aspring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Greystoke parish, co. Cumberland, in which county the De Threlkelds flourished in the XIV. century, and probably earlier.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Threlkeld Last Name Facts

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

Threlkeld occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Threlkeld? popularity and diffusion

Threlkeld is the 130,621st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,104,403 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Threlkeld are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Threlkeld is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,116 people, or 1 in 116,322. In The United States Threlkeld is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Threlkeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Threlkeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Threlkeld surname grew 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Threlkeld Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Threlkeld last name are 37.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Threlkeld earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.89% more than the national average, earning $62,048 CAD per year.

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Threlkeld Reference & Research

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