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 1,444
Agricultural Labourer 223
Labourer 115
Domestic Servant 96
Coal Miner 95
Cotton Weaver 70
Dress Maker 65
House Keeper 63
General Servant 59
Laundress 52
Farm Labourer 46
Annuitant 45
Servant 35
Shoe Maker 29
Farm Servant 29
Silk Weaver 26
Tailor 26
Miner 25
Frame Work Knitter 25
Carpenter 24
Milliner 24
Nurse 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Gardener 23
Blacksmith 23

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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