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
School 352
Private Means 60
None 27
Clerk 20
Dressmaker 16
Farmer 16
Domestic Servant 14
General Labourer 13
At Home 13
Labourer 13
At School 12
Scholar 12
Shop Assistant 12
General Servant (domestic) 12
Housekeeper 12
Assisting In Business 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Weaver 11
Bricklayer 10
Student 10
Dress Maker 9
Joiner 9
School Half Time Wool Spinners 9
House Painter 8
Coal Miner Hewer 8

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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