Thorp Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Thorp Name Meaning: Name given to those who lived in the area known as the 'thorp' - an Old English word meaning farmstead, hamlet or village

First found in Yorkshire before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where they were seated as Lords of the manor of Thorpe

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Thorp Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Thorp family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 479
Agricultural Labourer 132
Labourer 58
House Servant 52
At Home 37
Farm Labourer 37
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 34
Wool Comber 33
Dress Maker 32
Coal Miner 30
Servant 28
Cotton Weaver 25
Annuitant 24
Butcher 22
House Keeper 22
Tailor 21
Power Loom Weaver 21
Weaver 19
General Servant 17
Scholar At Home 17
Errand Boy 15
Hand Loom Weaver 15
Farmers Son 13
Farmer's Son 13
Home 13

Thorp Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Thorpe 83% 82,333
2 Thorp 100% 32,330
3 Throp 60% 1,963
4 Throup 67% 1,455
5 Thrope 50% 1,368
6 Tharp 80% 1,057
7 Tharpe 67% 453

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The surname Thorp is the 2nd most popular variant of Thorpe.

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