Thrift Surname

90,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,263 people bear this surname

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

Thrift Surname Definition:

A current though rare surname. Weekley (p. 220) derives it from the noun 'thrift.' James Thrift was reidare at Culles (Collace), 1574 (RMR.), and Mr. James Thrift was reader at Auchtooll, 1671 (Edin. App.).

Thrift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2031:86,2389,740
Australia4071:66,3297,905
England4071:136,89913,394
Canada1871:197,03519,314
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3381:72,1167,998
Scotland271:138,6386,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7441:67,4987,326

Thrift (25) may also be a first name.

Thrift Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A current though rare surname. Weekley (p. 220) derives it from the noun 'thrift.' James Thrift was reidare at Culles (Collace), 1574 (RMR.), and Mr. James Thrift was reader at Auchtooll, 1671 (Edin. App.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From the Dutch, Drift; a personal name.

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

Thrift Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thrift is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thrift? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 90,983rd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,384,675 people. The surname Thrift is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Thrift are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Thrift is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 25 people.

Thrift is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,203 people, or 1 in 86,238. In The United States Thrift is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 18 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and North Carolina, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Thrift Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thrift has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thrift surname rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Thrift Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States Thrift are 25.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Thrift earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $48,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thrifft920/
Trift9149/
Trifts8345/
Trifte831/
Thryft831/
Trifft830/
Trifth830/
Threaft771/
Treft73327/
Truft731/
Truifftt711/
Trefts67214/
Treftz67208/
Trefft6731/
Treibt6711/
Trefte672/
Trueft671/
Trefftz6235/
Treffts6210/
Trivtte621/
Threabt620/
Trefftsz571/
Threephet531/
Trevts504/

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Thrift Reference & Research

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Thrift /Frith /Firth FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thrift
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