Thurkle Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameThurkle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
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.).
Thurkle Demographics
Average Thurkle Salary in
England
£35,291
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkle | 92 | 196 | / |
| Thirkle | 86 | 77 | / |
| Turkles | 86 | 44 | / |
| Turkele | 86 | 24 | / |
| Turkley | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tourkler | 80 | 2 | / |
| Turkla | 77 | 4 | / |
| Torkle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Turklay | 71 | 10 | / |
| Torkley | 71 | 4 | / |
| Turkhlj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Türkleş | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turkeal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turkelli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Turkiella | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tirkli | 62 | 19 | / |
| Tirkly | 62 | 2 | / |
| Torkli | 62 | 1 | / |
| Türklay | 57 | 23 | / |
| Torkhel | 57 | 19 | / |
| Türkelli | 53 | 143 | / |
| Türkilli | 53 | 64 | / |
| Turcelli | 53 | 3 | / |
| Toorkhil | 53 | 1 | / |
| Torkhail | 53 | 1 | / |
| Torkhill | 53 | 0 | / |
| Turquetil | 50 | 399 | / |
| Turquetel | 50 | 3 | / |
| Turchelli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tourcelli | 50 | 1 | / |
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