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.
Discover how your Thorpe ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 19 |
| Buckinghamshire | 118 |
| Berkshire | 60 |
| Cambridgeshire | 123 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 191 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 69 |
| Derbyshire | 691 |
| Devon | 44 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 206 |
| Essex | 314 |
| Gloucestershire | 52 |
| Hampshire | 136 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 37 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 191 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 404 |
| Lancashire | 2,479 |
| Leicestershire | 437 |
| Lincolnshire | 651 |
| London | 1,560 |
| Middlesex | 261 |
| Northumberland | 62 |
| Norfolk | 298 |
| Northamptonshire | 108 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,056 |
| Oxfordshire | 59 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 191 |
| Shropshire | 52 |
| Suffolk | 296 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Surrey | 260 |
| Sussex | 530 |
| Staffordshire | 311 |
| Warwickshire | 291 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 31 |
| Worcestershire | 42 |
| Yorkshire | 3,844 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 11 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 158 |
| Living On Own Means | 157 |
| Scholar | 125 |
| Cotton Weaver | 117 |
| General Servant Domestic | 105 |
| Dress Maker | 83 |
| Farmer | 72 |
| Cook Domestic | 68 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 68 |
| Domestic Servant | 55 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 53 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 51 |
| Cotton Spinner | 49 |
| Laundress Wash | 38 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| Charwoman | 33 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 33 |
| School | 33 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 33 |
| Gardener Domestic | 32 |
| Cotton Winder | 31 |
| Blacksmith | 29 |
| Bricklayer | 29 |
| Tailor | 29 |
| Stone Mason | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Thorpe | 5,266 |
| John Thorpe | 4,920 |
| William Thorpe | 4,907 |
| Elizabeth Thorpe | 3,211 |
| Sarah Thorpe | 3,057 |
| George Thorpe | 3,047 |
| Thomas Thorpe | 2,889 |
| James Thorpe | 2,278 |
| Ann Thorpe | 1,767 |
| Joseph Thorpe | 1,634 |
| Charles Thorpe | 1,631 |
| Henry Thorpe | 1,611 |
| Alice Thorpe | 1,315 |
| Jane Thorpe | 1,294 |
| Annie Thorpe | 1,274 |
| Emma Thorpe | 1,120 |
| Eliza Thorpe | 1,083 |
| Ellen Thorpe | 1,074 |
| Robert Thorpe | 1,021 |
| Hannah Thorpe | 978 |
| Edward Thorpe | 945 |
| Alfred Thorpe | 919 |
| Arthur Thorpe | 883 |
| Frederick Thorpe | 811 |
| Samuel Thorpe | 739 |