Thurlow Surname
Approximately 8,064 people bear this surname
Thurlow Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thurlow.' Great and Little Thurlow are parishes in Suffolk.
Matilda de Threlowe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Thrillowe. Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Married — Samuel Thurlow and Elizabeth Lowe: St.
Read More About This SurnameThurlow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,101 | 1:116,885 | 12,594 |
| England | 2,781 | 1:20,035 | 2,838 |
| Australia | 1,051 | 1:25,686 | 3,495 |
| Canada | 458 | 1:80,449 | 8,972 |
| New Zealand | 294 | 1:15,402 | 2,688 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:31,577 | 3,178 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:73,340 | 5,569 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,427 | 1:17,082 | 2,487 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 487 | 1:103,118 | 10,416 |
Thurlow (369) may also be a first name.
Thurlow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thurlow.' Great and Little Thurlow are parishes in Suffolk.
Matilda de Threlowe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Thrillowe. Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Married — Samuel Thurlow and Elizabeth Lowe: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Thurlow (Suff.: 13th-14th cent. Thrillow(e, Threlowe; for the metathesis cp. 'throp’ for ‘thorp’) = Thur’s Hill or Tumulus [v. under Thor, and + Old English hlœw]
(English) One who came from Thurlow (assembly hill), in Suffolk.
Great and Little Thurlow are parishes in Suffolk. Lord Thurlow's family are traced to the adjoining county of Norfolk, at the beginning of the XV. century.
A branch of De Clare or De Brionne, whose arms, three chevrons, it bears. Robert de Clare, second son of Richard Fitz-Gilbert (descended from Richard I. of Normandy), obtained the barony of Baynard’s Castle on the forfeiture of its owner (See Beaumont). He had: 1. Walter, ancestor of the Lords Fitz-Walter, who bore a fesse between two chevrons. 2. Hamon Peché, or Peccatum, ancestor of the barons of Brunne, who bore the arms of Fitz-Walter; 3. Simon; 4. Ralph Peché; 5. Robert Peché, Bishop of Ely. Simon Peché or Peccatum Fitz- Robert possessed estates in Suffolk and Essex 1130 (Rot. Pip.), including probably Trillawe, Suffolk, which had belonged to Richard Fitz-Gilbert, his ancestor, in 1086. He was Baron of Daventry by his father’s gift (Dugdale), and had: 1. Robert Fitz-Simon, ancestor of the Fitz-Walters of Daventry, barons by writ 1292; 2. Gilbert Peché, who possessed estates in Suffolk, of which Trillawe being the chief, it gave name to the family. In 1199 he is mentioned as Gilbert de Trillawe (RCR. i. 229). His grandson Gilbert Peché (brother of Richard Trillawe, living 1280) settled his son John in the lordship of Plechden, Essex, 1274 (Morant, ii. 569); and d. 1292, seized of Plechden and Trillawe (Inq. p.m.). John Peché, or de Trillawe, his son, had: 1. Gilbert Peché, who d. 1322 seized of Plechden; 2. John de Trillaw, or Thyrlow, from whom descended the Thurlows of Burnham, Norfolk, ancestors of Lord Chancellor Thurlow, and of the Lords Thurlow.
A location name in Suffolk.
The ancestors of the noble family of Thurlow of Ashfield, Suffolk, lived in the 16th century at Burnham, Norfolk (P.). Thurlow is a Suffolk parish.
Thurlow Demographics
Average Male Thurlow Height
173.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Thurlow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thurlow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thurlow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thurlow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 62,260th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 903,714 people. The last name Thurlow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Thurlow are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Thurlow is also the 452,461st most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 369 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,101 people, or 1 in 116,885. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maine, where 14 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Thurlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thurlow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thurlow surname increased 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 817 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Thurlow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Thurlow last name is principally Catholic (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Thurlow last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thurlow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.4% more than the national average, earning R 336,012 per year; in United States they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $44,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $51,672 CAD per year.
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