Throsby Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Throsby Surname Definition:

A metath. form of Thorsby, Thoresby, q.v.

Throsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia391:692,19746,687
England381:1,466,26563,675
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Throsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A metath. form of Thorsby, Thoresby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Throsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Throsby has its highest incidence in Australia. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Throsby.

How Common Is The Last Name Throsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Throsby is the 1,907,068th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Throsby occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Throsby live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 692,197. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 56 percent reside, Queensland, where 31 percent reside and Western Australia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Throsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Throsby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Throsby last name contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Throsby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Throsby earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trosby9259/
Throby927/
Thrusby862/
Throoby861/
Troby8357/
Troboy7711/
Trobey774/
Throbe773/
Trobay771/
Tresby771/
Trusby770/
Trouboy7115/
Tøresby718/
Throber712/
Throbeh711/
Trobysh711/
Trusbey710/
Thratby710/
Traby67333/
Trobe67282/
Trobi6740/
Troba6727/
Tørresby6711/
Trovy674/

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