Origins of the Thorpe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 282North West 252Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 3934East Midlands 1381West Midlands 406East 469London 2722South East 883South West 64South Wales 41Mid Wales 21West Wales 4North Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thorpes lived in yorkshire

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    14,000 Thorpe Travel & migration records
    120,000 Thorpes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thorpe

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    340th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Thorpe surname. The oldest one dates back to 1086.

    Who were Thorpes most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Thorpe first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Thorpes

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Thorpes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    494

    Cotton Weaver

    335

    Laundress

    275

    General Servant Domestic

    270

    Domestic Servant

    258

    Common male occupations for Thorpes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    577

    Coal Miner

    563

    General Labourer

    416

    Farm Labourer

    340

    Farmer

    271

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