Thursby Surname

246,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Thursby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thoresby.' North and South Thoresby are parishes in Lincolnshire.

Gilbert de Thoresby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Thoresby, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Thursby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8921:406,34435,432
England4511:123,54312,408
Australia911:296,65626,074
Canada711:518,95243,932
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:77,1378,386
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Thursby (19) may also be a first name.

Thursby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thoresby.' North and South Thoresby are parishes in Lincolnshire.

Gilbert de Thoresby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Thoresby, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robertas de Thoresby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1628. Married — Samuel Robins and Katherine Thursby: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1800. — George Augustus Thursby and Frances Pelham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Thursby (Cumb.), 13th cent. Thoresby, 12th cent. Toresbi = Thor’s Farm or Estate [v. Thor, and + Old Norse bý-r, farmstead, etc.] Cp. Thorsby, Thoresby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thursby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thursby is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thursby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,165th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,509,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Thursby live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name on earth, held by 19 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 892 people, or 1 in 406,344. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Thursby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thursby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thursby surname grew 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Thursby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Thursby surname is predominantly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thursby surname are 18.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.74% registered with the party.

The amount Thursby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $42,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $53,276 CAD per year.

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