Throckmorton Surname

107,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname

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

Throckmorton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Throckmorton,' a chapelry in the parish of Fladbury, Worcestershire Mr. Lower (quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men) says, 'John de Trockemerton was dwelling there about the year 1200': Patronymica Britannica.

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Throckmorton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3091:84,1179,529
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7911:63,4886,928

Throckmorton (13) may also be a first name.

Throckmorton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Throckmorton,' a chapelry in the parish of Fladbury, Worcestershire Mr. Lower (quoting Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men) says, 'John de Trockemerton was dwelling there about the year 1200': Patronymica Britannica.

1571. Arthur Throckmorton, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1572. Francis Throckmorton, Worcestershire: ibid.

1584. Clement Throckmorton, Warwickshire: ibid.

1623. John Throgmorton settled in Virginia: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

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

(English) belonging to Throck- morton (Worc.), 13th cent. Trokemartune, Trokemertun, c. 1200 Trochemerton [the first two elements prob. represent an Anglo-Saxon pers. name Thracmœr (Dragmœr is recorded), from pracu, force, energy, violence, and mœre, famous (for the vowel-change cp. 'mon’ for 'man’):— + tún, farm, estate, etc.] Throgmorton Street, London, owes its name indirectly to the Worc. place.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in the parish of Fladbury, co. Worcester, where John de Trockemerton, the supposed ancestor of the family, was living about the year 1200. From this John descended, through many generations, another John Throkmerton, who, according to Leland, was "the first setter up of his name to any worship in Throkmerton village, the which was at that tyme neither of his inheritance or purchase, but as a thing taken of the sete (see) of Wicestre in farm; bycause [wherefore] he bore the name of the lorde-ship and village." He became undertreasurer of England about temp. Henry V. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of At Rock—moor—town, "a town on a rock in a moor,"in the vale of Evesham, Fladbury, Warwickshire, England, whence the name was derived.

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

(English), The rock moor town.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Throckmorton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Throckmorton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Throckmorton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,252nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,674,913 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Throckmorton live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,309 people, or 1 in 84,117. In The United States Throckmorton is primarily found in: Virginia, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Throckmorton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Throckmorton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Throckmorton last name rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Throckmorton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Throckmorton last name are 16.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Throckmorton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.37% more than the national average, earning $57,320 CAD per year.

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