Thurkill Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Thurkill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurkettle,' a compound of Kettle, which see. Kettle as a suffix became -kell, kill, or -kle. v. Thirticle, Thirtle, Thurtle, Thurtell, all variants.
Turketyl, abbot of Croyland, 946-55.
Read More About This SurnameThurkill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Thurkill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurkettle,' a compound of Kettle, which see. Kettle as a suffix became -kell, kill, or -kle. v. Thirticle, Thirtle, Thurtle, Thurtell, all variants.
Turketyl, abbot of Croyland, 946-55.
Thurkill the Sacrist: Freeman, Norman Conq.
Thurcytel Marehead: ibid.
Walter fil. Turchilli, temp. 1250: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.
Thurkeld le Seneschal, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William Thurkel, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Nicholas Thirkle, vicar of Wiggenhall, Norfolk, 1541: History of Norfolk.
Robert Thirkettle, vicar of Aldeburgh, Norfolk, 1554: ibid.
Margaret Thurketel, Norfolk, temp. 1580: ibid.
Francis Thyrkill, Norfolk, 24 Henry VIII: ibid.
Just as Thurgood (which see) became Thoroughgood, so Thurkettle became Thoroughkettle.
1700. Baptised — Mary Thoroughkettle: St. James, Piccadilly.
Thurkell and Thurkill were Anglo-Saxon forms of the Old Norse Thorkell, a contraction of Thorketill: v. Thurkettle.
Thirkell is a contraction of Thirkettle, an ancient Scandinavian name, now found in Norfolk and Suffolk. Thurkil and Thurkill were Norfolk and Cambridgeshire names in the 13th century (H. R.).
Thurkill Demographics
Average Thurkill Salary in
United States
$28,679 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thurkill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thurkill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thurkill is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thurkill.
How Common Is The Last Name Thurkill? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thurkill is the 3,228,735th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thurkill reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States Thurkill is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 54 percent are found, Ohio, where 19 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found.
Thurkill Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thurkill last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
Thurkill earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.53% less than the national average, earning $28,679 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirkill | 88 | 686 | / |
| Thurkild | 88 | 0 | / |
| Thurkell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Thurkl | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turkell | 80 | 75 | / |
| Turkiel | 80 | 41 | / |
| Thurkel | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tirkill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thirkil | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thourquill | 78 | 0 | / |
| Turkl | 77 | 19 | / |
| Thirkell | 75 | 1,530 | / |
| Turkcell | 75 | 15 | / |
| Turkel | 71 | 1,234 | / |
| Tirkil | 71 | 64 | / |
| Turcil | 71 | 2 | / |
| Turkyl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torkil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tourkl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Türkgil | 67 | 73 | / |
| Torkell | 67 | 53 | / |
| Turcell | 67 | 22 | / |
| Turckel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Thirkel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tuerkel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tourkel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tirkiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tirkell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Torkkell | 63 | 24 | / |
| Torckell | 63 | 8 | / |
| Thierkel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Toerkell | 63 | 1 | / |
| Turklova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Turquilt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Turchell | 63 | 0 | / |
| Thirckel | 63 | 0 | / |
| Türkl | 62 | 8 | / |
| Turcl | 62 | 1 | / |
| Türkel | 57 | 8,639 | / |
| Torkel | 57 | 153 | / |
| Tirkel | 57 | 50 | / |
| Turcel | 57 | 47 | / |
| Torkkel | 53 | 303 | / |
| Turquel | 53 | 11 | / |
| Tierkel | 53 | 3 | / |
| Toerkel | 53 | 3 | / |
| Türkleş | 53 | 1 | / |
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