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

Thursby occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thursby.

How Common Is The Last Name Thursby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thursby is the 246,165th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,509,620 people. The last name Thursby occurs mostly 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 numerous forename globally, borne by 19 people.

Thursby is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 406,344. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Thursby is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Thursby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thursby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thursby last name increased 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Thursby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thursby surname are 18.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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