Throup Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Throup 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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Throup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:128,08712,755
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States281:12,944,962483,512
France81:8,302,840321,660
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Throup 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

[metath. forms of Thorp, q.v.

Adam de la Throppe.—Hundred Rolls There stood a throop, of site delitable, In which that poure folk of that village

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

Throup Last Name Facts

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

The surname Throup occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Throup? popularity and diffusion

The last name Throup is the 598,302nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Throup live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 128,087. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 24 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 21 percent live and Lancashire, where 20 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Throup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Throup has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Throup surname expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 3 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Throup Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Throup earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,596 USD per year.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Throupe92106/
Troup916,359/
Throp91357/
Thrup913/
Troupe834,351/
Throop832,294/
Thrupp83847/
Thropp83352/
Thrope83221/
Troupp8325/
Troups834/
Thørup832/
Throep831/
Trroup831/
Troupt831/
Throub831/
Thropt831/
Throph830/
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Trop801,092/
Trup80331/
Throope772/
Trouepe770/
Throppe770/
Troop732,345/
Tropp732,127/
Trupp731,822/
Trzop731,089/
Trope73737/
Tropf73669/
Troub73340/
Trupe73296/
Trops73278/
Thrap73138/
Trups73122/
Traup7355/
Truup7340/
Trouv7335/
Troph7310/
Tårup737/
Trosp731/
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Troyp731/
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Troep731/
Treup730/
Throb730/
Trupf730/
Troupová7179/
Troupova711/
Thøttrup711/
Traupe67763/
Truppe67731/
Thrapp67509/
Trærup67273/
Troope67222/
Troops67109/
Troppe6778/
Troubh6733/
Gytrup674/
Truope674/
Tropps674/
Troype672/
Thraub672/
Tøtrup672/
Trejop672/
Troyep671/
Trophe671/
Troepp671/
Thrape671/
Trospe671/
Tropfh670/
Treupe670/
Thraap670/
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