Thripp Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thripp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorp,' i.e. the village, (a) Local, 'of Thorpe.' Many parishes, hamlets, &c, are so named in England.

Adam de la Throppe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Augustinus de Thorpe, Somerset, ibid.

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Thripp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:449,33929,774
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Thripp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorp,' i.e. the village, (a) Local, 'of Thorpe.' Many parishes, hamlets, &c, are so named in England.

Adam de la Throppe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Augustinus de Thorpe, Somerset, ibid.

Warin de Thorpe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1728. Married — Henry Chamner and Barbara Thorp: St. George, Hanover Square.

1729. — William Thorpe and Frances Fox: ibid.

1745. — John Throp and Mary Lunt: ibid.

1770. — John Throop and Mary Burgin: ibid.

1778. — Joseph Thrupp and Mary Burgon: ibid.

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

A metath. variant of Thorp, q.v. [Old English -prep for porp]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A village. Dutch, Dorp.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Thripp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thripp has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thripp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thripp is the 1,353,468th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Thripp live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Thripp is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 449,339. In England Thripp is most common in: Greater London, where 31 percent live, Hampshire, where 18 percent live and East Sussex, where 17 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Thripp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thripp has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Thripp last name rose 620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thripp Last Name Statistics demography

Thripp earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.99% less than the national average, earning $28,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tripp9134,156/
Trippe832,024/
Tripps83216/
Treipp831/
Trippt830/
Triepp830/
Thriph830/
Trip802,905/
Thri8069/
Trepp73913/
Tripe73400/
Trips73316/
Triep73203/
Tript7340/
Trijp7325/
Treip7318/
Thrie737/
Tripz736/
Träpp732/
Thriy731/
Trypp731/
Thrai731/
Thrri731/
Thhri731/
Traip731/
Tri6767,718/
Traipe671,094/
Treppe67239/
Tripsz6710/
Treipe676/
Gythri676/
Threep674/
Thritt672/
Triptt671/
Threit671/
Threih671/
Throid671/
Thriss670/
Trepps670/

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