Explore the Family Name Torp

The meaning of Torp

Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from any of several farms or places called with torp, from Old Norse thorp ‘farm’. This surname is also found in northern Germany. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Fredrik. German Erna, Gerd.

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How common is the last name Torp in the United States?

The surname Torp saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Torp was ranked as the 51,119th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to become the 49,999th most popular. The count of people bearing the Torp surname also increased during this period, rising from 383 in 2000 to 419 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with the surname Torp per 100,000 remained steady at 0.14 over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,119	#49,999	2.19%
Count	383	419	9.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Torp

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Torp surname identified as White, with this group growing from 95.56% in 2000 to 96.90% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races also underwent a modest increase from 1.83% to 1.91%. Interestingly, the proportion of those with Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity dropped completely from 1.31% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Torp surname identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.56%	96.9%	1.4%
Two or More Races	1.83%	1.91%	4.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.31%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%