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UK surname

Thrupp

In the 1881 census there were 165 people recorded with the Thrupp surname, ranking it #14,559 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 155, ranked #23,197, down from #14,559 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Werburgh, St Marylebone and Worcester St Peter. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Anstruther, Birmingham and Shepway.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Thrupp is 214 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 6.1%.

1881 census count

165

Ranked #14,559

Modern count

155

2016, ranked #23,197

Peak year

1911

214 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Thrupp had 165 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,559 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 155 in 2016, ranked #23,197.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 214 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Thrupp surname distribution map

The map shows where the Thrupp surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Thrupp surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Thrupp over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 136 #13,892
1861 historical 101 #20,955
1881 historical 165 #14,559
1891 historical 171 #16,733
1901 historical 191 #15,579
1911 historical 214 #14,333
1997 modern 155 #20,684
1998 modern 156 #21,144
1999 modern 158 #21,102
2000 modern 146 #22,170
2001 modern 142 #22,234
2002 modern 146 #22,302
2003 modern 143 #22,367
2004 modern 146 #22,202
2005 modern 148 #21,961
2006 modern 149 #22,013
2007 modern 154 #21,804
2008 modern 159 #21,598
2009 modern 150 #22,937
2010 modern 158 #22,692
2011 modern 162 #22,101
2012 modern 158 #22,460
2013 modern 158 #22,817
2014 modern 154 #23,439
2015 modern 156 #23,106
2016 modern 155 #23,197

Geography

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Where Thrupps are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Werburgh, St Marylebone, Worcester St Peter, Cannock and Shrawley. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Anstruther, Birmingham, Shepway, Powys and Cardiff. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 St Werburgh Derbyshire
2 St Marylebone London (North Districts)
3 Worcester St Peter Worcestershire
4 Cannock Staffordshire
5 Shrawley Worcestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Anstruther Fife
2 Birmingham 128 Birmingham
3 Shepway 001 Shepway
4 Powys 017 Powys
5 Cardiff 037 Cardiff

Forenames

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First names often paired with Thrupp

These lists show first names that appear often with the Thrupp surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Thrupp

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Thrupp, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Thrupp surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Thrupp household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Thrupp is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Thrupp is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Thrupp falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Thrupp is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Thrupp, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Thrupp families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Thrupp surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Worcestershire leads with 42 Thrupps recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.98x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 42 19.98x
Staffordshire 25 4.60x
Middlesex 22 1.37x
Surrey 21 2.68x
Warwickshire 14 3.45x
Derbyshire 9 3.57x
Sussex 8 2.95x
Hampshire 6 1.82x
Devon 4 1.19x
Bedfordshire 3 3.60x
Kent 3 0.55x
Somerset 3 1.16x
Lancashire 2 0.10x
Berkshire 1 0.83x
Gloucestershire 1 0.32x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.46x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Cannock in Staffordshire leads with 16 Thrupps recorded in 1881 and an index of 168.78x.

Place Total Index
Cannock 16 168.78x
Putney 13 177.11x
Grimley 8 2000.00x
Aston 7 6.26x
Dodderhill 7 777.78x
Litchurch 7 69.03x
Shrawley 7 2800.00x
Belbroughton 6 550.46x
Birmingham 5 3.70x
Hastings St Leonards 5 125.31x
Hornsey 5 24.57x
Walsall Foreign 5 17.82x
Harborne 4 22.98x
Lambeth 4 2.85x
St Marylebone London 4 4.66x
Twickenham 4 57.97x
Aldershot 3 27.15x
Bath St James 3 111.11x
Brighton 3 5.48x
Kings Norton 3 15.92x
Lewisham 3 10.25x
Luton 3 20.79x
Paddington London 3 5.07x
Worcester St Peter 3 75.38x
Ince In Makerfield 2 22.50x
Kensington London 2 2.24x
Merrow 2 606.06x
Musbury 2 689.66x
Powick 2 136.99x
Shanklin 2 204.08x
St Pancras London 2 1.54x
Willesden 2 13.18x
Bideford 1 27.86x
Bolehall Glascote 1 58.14x
Burrington 1 232.56x
Cheltenham 1 4.11x
Claines 1 17.33x
Derby St Alkmund 1 13.25x
Derby St Peter 1 12.45x
Dorking 1 18.98x
Edgbaston 1 7.95x
Great Coxwell 1 625.00x
Hadsor 1 1428.57x
Hanley Castle 1 79.37x
Holdenhurst 1 11.56x
Nottingham St Mary 1 1.78x
Whistones 1 65.79x
Wimbledon 1 11.36x
Worcester St John 1 39.84x
Worcester St Martin 1 35.21x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Thrupp surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Elizabeth 8
Mary 7
Sarah 5
Ann 4
Jane 4
Alice 3
Anne 3
Adelaide 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Ellen 2
Harriet 2
Laura 2
Phoebe 2
Ada 1
Alma 1
Amy 1
Annie 1
Caroline 1
Catharin 1
Catharine 1
Charlotte 1
Charlottie 1
Christina 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Evelyn 1
Fanny 1
Florance 1
Georgina 1
Hannah 1
Hilda 1
Isabel 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Mabel 1
Maria 1
Marianne 1
May 1
Mercy 1
Rachell 1
Rosa 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Thrupp surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 8
Henry 6
Arthur 5
John 5
Walter 5
Alfred 4
George 4
Albert 3
Edward 3
James 3
Robert 3
Thomas 3
Charles 2
Chas. 2
Francis 2
Frederick 2
Horace 2
Joseph 2
Abod 1
Alfd.Edward 1
Earnest 1
Edgar 1
Edwin 1
Eli 1
Enoch 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Hugh 1
Hy.John 1
Leonard 1
Norton 1
R.W. 1
Raymond 1
Richard 1
Thos. 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Thrupp surname: questions and answers

How common was the Thrupp surname in 1881?

In 1881, 165 people were recorded with the Thrupp surname. That placed it at #14,559 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Thrupp surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 155 in 2016. That gives Thrupp a modern rank of #23,197.

What does the Thrupp map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Thrupp bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.