Thrift Surname
Approximately 5,263 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,203 | 1:86,238 | 9,740 |
| Australia | 407 | 1:66,329 | 7,905 |
| England | 407 | 1:136,899 | 13,394 |
| Canada | 187 | 1:197,035 | 19,314 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 338 | 1:72,116 | 7,998 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 744 | 1:67,498 | 7,326 |
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.).
From the Dutch, Drift; a personal name.
Thrift Demographics
Thrift Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrifft | 92 | 0 | / |
| Trift | 91 | 49 | / |
| Trifts | 83 | 45 | / |
| Trifte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thryft | 83 | 1 | / |
| Trifft | 83 | 0 | / |
| Trifth | 83 | 0 | / |
| Threaft | 77 | 1 | / |
| Treft | 73 | 327 | / |
| Truft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Truifftt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Trefts | 67 | 214 | / |
| Treftz | 67 | 208 | / |
| Trefft | 67 | 31 | / |
| Treibt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Trefte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Trueft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trefftz | 62 | 35 | / |
| Treffts | 62 | 10 | / |
| Trivtte | 62 | 1 | / |
| Threabt | 62 | 0 | / |
| Trefftsz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Threephet | 53 | 1 | / |
| Trevts | 50 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
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