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 2,363
Agricultural Labourer 248
Coal Miner 182
Dress Maker 107
Cotton Weaver 100
Labourer 96
Domestic Servant 83
General Labourer 78
Farm Labourer 64
Laundress 61
House Keeper 54
General Servant 53
Annuitant 51
General Servant Domestic 49
Butcher 32
Carpenter 30
Shoe Maker 30
Charwoman 29
Joiner 28
Tailor 28
Woollen Weaver 28
Stone Mason 26
Farmers Son 25
Blacksmith 23
Carter 22

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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