Thrower Surname
Approximately 9,560 people bear this surname
Thrower Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thrower,' a thread or silk winder, one who throws thread. It is almost certain that Trower is a corrupted form of Thrower; compare Thring and Tring (v. Thunder for a reverse corruption).
John Thrower, rector of Flordon, Norfolk, 1418: History of Norfolk.
Read More About This SurnameThrower Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,606 | 1:54,868 | 6,543 |
| England | 2,211 | 1:25,200 | 3,460 |
| Canada | 302 | 1:122,005 | 12,798 |
| Australia | 242 | 1:111,552 | 12,427 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 950 | 1:25,658 | 3,526 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 635 | 1:79,085 | 8,354 |
Thrower (17) may also be a first name.
Thrower Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thrower,' a thread or silk winder, one who throws thread. It is almost certain that Trower is a corrupted form of Thrower; compare Thring and Tring (v. Thunder for a reverse corruption).
John Thrower, rector of Flordon, Norfolk, 1418: History of Norfolk.
Clemens Thrower, Close Rolls, 28 Henry VII. pt.
1774. Married — Thomas Thrower and Elizabeth Philby: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Thread - Thrower (in textile-manuf.); Potter; Turner [from Old English práwan, to twist, turn, throw] The turner’s lathe and the potter’s wheel are still called a 'throw’.
Hardly Old English þrowere, ‘ martyr’.
The masculine of throwster, a woman that throws or winds silk or thread. Anglo-Saxon thrawan, to wind or twist.
One that twists or winds silk; from Anglo-Saxon thrawan, to twist, turn, curl, throw, &c.
Thrower: a silkwinder; hence Trower .
The name of Thrower is said to be the masculine form of "throwster," a woman who winds or throws silk (L.) A person of this name was buried in St. Edmund's church, Norwich, in 1681, and the name is still in that city; the mayor of Yarmouth in 1650, and the bailiff of the same town in 1582, were thus named (Bl.).
Thrower Demographics
Average Male Thrower Height
177.77 cm
Average Female Thrower Height
162.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Thrower Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thrower Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thrower is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thrower.
How Common Is The Last Name Thrower? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 53,422nd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 762,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Thrower live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thrower is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 17 people.
Thrower is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,606 people, or 1 in 54,868. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Thrower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Thrower has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thrower surname rose 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Thrower Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Thrower surname are 13.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.38% registered with the party.
The amount Thrower earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,370 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throwier | 93 | 1 | / |
| Throower | 93 | 0 | / |
| Trower | 92 | 4,482 | / |
| Throer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Throber | 86 | 2 | / |
| Trowear | 86 | 1 | / |
| Throver | 86 | 0 | / |
| Threwer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Troer | 83 | 8 | / |
| Troyer | 77 | 13,969 | / |
| Trojer | 77 | 1,630 | / |
| Trover | 77 | 414 | / |
| Trober | 77 | 95 | / |
| Troier | 77 | 30 | / |
| Trewer | 77 | 21 | / |
| Trouer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Trawer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Threar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Thruer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Throur | 77 | 0 | / |
| Troiber | 71 | 100 | / |
| Trohear | 71 | 52 | / |
| Threard | 71 | 15 | / |
| Thrierr | 71 | 7 | / |
| Trouver | 71 | 4 | / |
| Trawere | 71 | 3 | / |
| Trawert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Trawier | 71 | 2 | / |
| Trogger | 71 | 2 | / |
| Threuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Trouber | 71 | 0 | / |
| Trouyer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Threyre | 71 | 0 | / |
| Treyoer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Trier | 67 | 3,261 | / |
| Treur | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Traer | 67 | 325 | / |
| Treer | 67 | 265 | / |
| Tryer | 67 | 105 | / |
| Truer | 67 | 78 | / |
| Trear | 67 | 55 | / |
| Trouvere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Treir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Traouere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Threattr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thraveer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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