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
School 1,440
Farm Labourer 132
Coal Miner Hewer 124
Labourer 101
Private Means 100
General Labourer 95
General Servant (domestic) 87
At School 71
None 70
Cotton Weaver 63
Dressmaker 60
At Home 52
Domestic Servant 52
Farmer 52
Clerk 41
Weaver 41
Bricklayer 39
Shop Assistant 39
Housekeeper 38
Scholar 35
Carter 34
House Painter 34
House Keeper 34
Butcher 33
Charwoman 30

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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