Thursfield Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Thursfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thursfield,' a chapelry in the parish of Wolstanton, Staffordshire.

1804. Married-Joseph Thursfield and Eliza Quelch: St. George, Hanover Square.

Thursfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5881:94,75910,119
Australia601:449,92835,109
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Wales221:140,66110,115
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:57,4896,779
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Thursfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thursfield,' a chapelry in the parish of Wolstanton, Staffordshire.

1804. Married-Joseph Thursfield and Eliza Quelch: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Thursfield (Staffs), the Domesday Turvoldesfeld= Thurwald’s Field or Plain [the pers. name (in the genit.) is a compound of Thur (v. Thor) and Old English w(e)ald, might, power: + Old English feld, a field, plain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Thursfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thursfield occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thursfield? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 426,610th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. The last name Thursfield occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Thursfield are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Thursfield is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 94,759. In England Thursfield is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 27 percent reside, West Midlands, where 21 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside.

Thursfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thursfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thursfield last name expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thursfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thursfield surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Thursfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52% more than the national average, earning 526,026 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.21% less than the national average, earning R 115,932 per year; in United States they earn 79.09% more than the national average, earning $77,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.79% more than the national average, earning $55,042 CAD per year.

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