Torphy Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Torphy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torphy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Torphy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torphy is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Torphy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torphy? popularity and diffusion

Torphy is the 1,155,901st most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Torphy live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Torphy is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 22 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 14 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Torphy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torphy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Torphy last name expanded 237 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Torphy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Torphy surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Torphy last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

Torphy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torphey926/
Thorphy921/
Torphay920/
Torpy911,072/
Torpey833,817/
Torpoy8320/
Thorpy8318/
Torpay833/
Tourpy830/
Tarphy830/
Turphy830/
Torppey7761/
Thorpey778/
Thorphe771/
Tourpay771/
Torrpih771/
Turrphy770/
Torpe73807/
Tarpy73455/
Torpi73149/
Torpa73101/
Torfy734/
Turpy731/
Terpy731/
Torpisch716/
Thorpe6777,134/
Tarpeh676,719/
Tarpey672,702/
Torppa67457/
Terpay67355/
Torper67208/
Tarphe67164/
Torpes67148/
Torpio67120/
Torpie67109/
Toerpe6798/
Torpea6785/
Tourpe6767/
Tarpay6756/
Torpis6740/
Torfeh6738/
Torpez6731/
Terpeh6728/
Terpyi6721/
Torpet6719/
Tarpih6710/
Torpee679/
Torpiš678/
Torpei676/
Torpai676/
Torpaa676/
Torppi674/
Turpey672/
Tourpa672/
Torppe672/
Terphe672/
Tharpy671/
Toorpa671/
Terpoy671/
Torrpa671/
Torpiş671/
Torpoi671/
Tarpys670/
Terpey670/
Thorpi670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Torphy
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