Thurkle Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Thurkle 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.

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Thurkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia561:482,06636,890
England551:1,013,05650,089
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thurkle 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.

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

Thurkell and Thurkill were Anglo-Saxon forms of the Old Norse Thorkell, a contraction of Thorketill: v. Thurkettle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Thurkle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thurkle occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurkle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thurkle is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Thurkle occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Thurkle live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 482,066. In Australia it is most numerous in: Western Australia, where 50 percent reside, Victoria, where 23 percent reside and Queensland, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Australia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 46 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Thurkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thurkle has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Thurkle last name expanded 458 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Thirkle8677/
Turkles8644/
Turkele8624/
Turkley863/
Tourkler802/
Turkla774/
Torkle770/
Turklay7110/
Torkley714/
Turkhlj711/
Türkleş711/
Turkeal711/
Turkelli672/
Turkiella631/
Tirkli6219/
Tirkly622/
Torkli621/
Türklay5723/
Torkhel5719/
Türkelli53143/
Türkilli5364/
Turcelli533/
Toorkhil531/
Torkhail531/
Torkhill530/
Turquetil50399/
Turquetel503/
Turchelli501/
Tourcelli501/

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