Thorpe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Thorpe Name Meaning: A habitational name from any one of a number of places with this name in england. Old norse thorp 'hamlet','village'.

This name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.Generally 'thorpe' as a placename indicates that it was a 'Danish' settlement.The first recorded spelling dates back to 1158.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Thorpe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Thorpe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 764
Agricultural Labourer 230
House Servant 116
At Home 94
Labourer 76
Farm Labourer 53
Servant 48
Dress Maker 46
Coal Miner 39
Annuitant 36
Frame Work Knitter 35
General Servant 34
Shoe Maker 27
Laundress 27
Carpenter 24
Stone Mason 20
House Keeper 19
Farm Servant 19
Pauper 18
Lace Maker 17
Scholar At Home 17
Errand Boy 16
Groom 16
Cook 16
Cotton Spinner 16

Thorpe Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Thorpe is the most popular version of all its varients

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