Topham Surname

73,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Topham Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Upper Field; or the Hill-Field [Old English topp, a summit + ham(m, a piece of land]

Topham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8461:19,5782,797
United States2,0801:174,25917,523
Canada4921:74,8898,461
South Africa4081:132,78815,487
Australia3251:83,0649,628
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Wales1061:29,1942,998
Spain671:697,79230,551
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey71:14,1722,872
France51:13,284,544357,392
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1721:11,2231,719
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Topham (115) may also be a first name.

Topham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Upper Field; or the Hill-Field [Old English topp, a summit + ham(m, a piece of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the upper, or highest, homestead.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Topsham; a location name in Devon.

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

Thomas Topham was mayor of Ripon in 1627 (G.), and Christopher Topham, merchant, was lord mayor of York in 1660 (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Topham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Topham is found most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Topham? popularity and diffusion

Topham is the 73,655th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,090,623 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Topham are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 873,022nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 115 people.

The last name Topham is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,846 people, or 1 in 19,578. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Topham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Topham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Topham surname rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 815 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 720 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Topham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Topham surname are 7.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Topham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.78% more than the national average, earning R 355,932 per year; in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $47,853 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thopham920/
Topam91120/
Tophan832,094/
Topaum8382/
Todpam8330/
Tophom8322/
Topame8320/
Tapham832/
Topaim831/
Toupam831/
Thopam831/
Toppam831/
Tepham830/
Tophane7724/
Tophang7722/
Toophom7717/
Thophan776/
Tophean774/
Thapham772/
Tophhan771/
Tophann771/
Toophan771/
Thodpam771/
Thophom771/
Tophain770/
Topan7311,528/
Tapam7355/
Topom7323/
Tepam739/
Tofam733/
Thoophom7164/
Thapaham713/
Tophon672,918/
Toppan67536/
Topane67521/
Thopan67357/
Taphan67264/
Topang67254/
Thapom67154/
Toipan67146/
Thaphasem67136/
Tafham67135/
Thapam67105/
Thepam6771/
Toupan6743/
Topean6724/
Tophachen6717/
Topaan6712/
Thoophome6711/
Toypan6711/
Taphom679/
Tofhan678/
Toppom678/
Tuipam677/
Toopan676/
Tapame675/
Tappam675/
Topome674/
Tohpan674/
Thofam674/
Tospan673/
Tapasm673/
Topant672/
Tapamg672/
Taupam671/
Teppam671/
Topann671/
Topand671/
Topajn671/
Topoom671/
Tahfam671/
Thafam671/
Tohvan671/
Tephom670/

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