Thorup is used as a family name or surname in Denmark. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Thorup
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Denmark
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Thorup

How popular is Thorup?

Thorup is common in Denmark.

Thorup is ranked 110262 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Thorups grew by 10.94527 per cent to 446 since 2000 and ranked 47521 after elevating 1638 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.72 97.26
Hispanic or Latino 3.14 1.49
Others 1.79 0
Thorup is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Denmark which may be its originating country too. Around 3708 people have been found who wears Thorup as their family name. Thorup is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,270 Hong Kong3
19,046 Ireland2
40,340 Malaysia1
30,360 Thailand1
531 Greenland1
897,276 Russia1
810,193 Indonesia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
81,201 Switzerland1
153,416 Italy1
7,895 South Korea1
16,073 Latvia1
36,814 Romania1
58,885 Poland1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
107,506 England27
85,784 Australia19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,704 Sweden73
133,875 France61
12,538 Norway59
58,064 Canada52
Countries with hundreds of Thorup:
48,104 United States557
Countries with thousands of Thorup:
158 Denmark2,842
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Thorup Namesakes

  • Birgitte Thorup, Jess Thorup's wife
  • Peter Thorup, Singer
  • Cathryn Thorup, Author
  • Jess Thorup, Football manager
  • Kirsten Thorup, Author
  • Kresten Krab Thorup, Mathematician
  • Peter Thorup, Singer
  • Peter Thorup, Singer
  • Emil Thorup, Radio host

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