The Thorp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,067 people carried this name — #5,716 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 6,194 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Thorp surname

As an English surname, spelling variant of Thorpe.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Thorp» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the thorp’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Adam de la Throppe, Wiltshire, 1272 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Thorp, Thorpe, Thripp, Thrupp, Throop and Throup.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 747 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 207 people named Thorp live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Río Negro.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Río Negro 77
Chubut 71
Buenos Aires Province 36
Neuquén 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

51 people named Thorp is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 51

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Thorp was found among the farmers of 8 counties.

It was most frequent in Derbyshire: 44 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 227. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Thorp and Thorpe.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Derbyshire 44
Leicestershire and Rutland 17
Kent 15
Yorkshire, West Riding 13
Hampshire 12
Lincolnshire 12
Norfolk 11
Cheshire 9

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

116 families named Thorp, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 587 people lived in those households, 5.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 42
North Carolina 20
Massachusetts 12
New York 11
Virginia 10
Maryland 9
Pennsylvania 6
Vermont 2
Maine 1
New Hampshire 1
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 265 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Thorp in American newspapers,
1885–1927.

Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Miner carrying the name Thorp
The Semi-weekly Miner 1885-01-28
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Thorp
The Wolf Point Herald 1927-01-21
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Thorp
The Wolf Point Herald 1927-01-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 107,318 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Thorp in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

14,353 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Thorp. The most, 2,134, date from the 1940s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 3,798
New South Wales 3,446
Victoria 3,071
Tasmania 2,315
South Australia 857
Western Australia 550
ACT (Canberra) 277
Northern Territory 17

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Thorp.

Who carried it

People named Thorp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hannah Thorp d. 1764
  • Periwinkle Elizabeth Thorp d. 1985
  • Sarah Thorp d. 1859
  • Frederick Thorp d. 1947
  • Frances Boothby 1696–
  • Thomas Thorp 1698–1767

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Thorp,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States909 records

909 records of the Thorp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 235
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 232
  • Other U.S. records 442
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Oberlin C. Thorp

    Born 1906 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Snelling; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1979, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Francis J. Thorp

    Born 1915 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Houston; plumber from Jefferson County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1979, buried at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Thorp

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1850 aboard the Argo from Liverpool, aged 60; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 909 records for Thorp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia743 records

743 records of the Thorp name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 364
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 258
  • Other Australian records 121
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Rebecca Thorp

    Died 1894 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania, aged 72. Will registered in Tasmania in 1894.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Thorp

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Minerva, arriving 1824; ticket of leave 1834. Native of London.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Clara Thorp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Elizabeth, aged 3; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 743 records for Thorp in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway81 records

81 records of the Thorp name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Mathilde Thorp

    Census of 1910: Briskebyveien, Kristiania; maidservant, born 1865 in Rødenæs.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristian Thorp

    Census of 1910: Hotvedtveien, Drammen; joiner, born 1830 in Skjeberg.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Sverre Thorp

    Census of 1910: Bøhagen, Tinn; apprentice smith, born 1892 in Aamdals Værk, Tinn.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 81 records for Thorp in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada72 records

72 records of the Thorp name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 47
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 10
  • Other Canadian records 15
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Hayward Thorp

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 83.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Messenger Thorp

    Died 1954; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ingram B. Thorp

    Died 1865 in Hall's Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 72 records for Thorp in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands45 records

45 records of the Thorp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 24
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 20
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ann Thorp

    Married in 1858 in Heemstede. Died 1899 in Haarlem, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christina Thorp

    Born 1840 in Haarlem. Married in 1870 in Haarlem. Died 1871 in Haarlem, aged 30.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sophia Thorp

    Born 1845 in Haarlem. Died 1892 in Haarlem, aged 47.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 45 records for Thorp in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom25 records

25 records of the Thorp name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 9
  • Welsh wills index cards 8
  • Other British records 8
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Thorp

    Buried in 1819 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 48.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ann Jane Thorp

    Will proved in 1933; of Conway, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. J. Thorp

    South Wales Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Thorp in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France5 records

5 records of the Thorp name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Helen Kathleen Thorp

    Born 1914 in Dovercourt Harwich (Angleterre); died 1998 in Mont-Saint-Aignan (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Philip Williams Thorp

    Born 1922 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Saint-Nicolas (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Thorp in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Thorp name in New Zealand
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joan Randall Thorp

    Buried in 1989 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 76.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick N. Thorp

    Died 1897, aged 67; buried at Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Thorp in New Zealand.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Thorp.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Thorp.

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