Thorp Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

There is no single Thorp family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

The meaning behind Thorp

Long before computers fixed spellings, Thorp and Thorpe were used side by side. Name scholars give the meaning as “outlying farm”.

Without the “e” of Thorpe, Thorp is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Tharp. The 2010 census count for Thorp in the United States was 6,067, good for rank 5,716.

Get the complete Thorp report, with a museum-style coat of arms.