How common is the surname Thor?

2,823 people in the United States had the surname Thor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,368 Americans. It ranked 11,197th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Thor?

Annika Thor, author from Sweden, followed by Cameron Thor.

Where is the surname Thor most common?

Wikidata records people named Thor in Sweden, the United States and South Sudan and 1 other country.

Is the surname Thor getting more or less common?

More common. 2,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,823 in 2010, up 27%.

Is Thor also a first name?

Yes. Thor is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Thor

A surname, carried by 2,823 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thor is more common than 93.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,823 people named Thor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,368 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,225.

#11,197

rank among US surnames

2,823

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+26.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,737)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,189	Linde	2,826	109,252
#11,193	Boman	2,825	109,290
#11,196	Nally	2,824	109,329
#11,197	Domingues	2,823	109,368
#11,200	Sweeten	2,822	109,407
#11,204	Castille	2,821	109,445

Who is named Thor

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

61% of people named Thor identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 61%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Thors

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Annika Thor
Author from Sweden, born 1950
Cameron Thor
American actor, born 1960
JT Thor
American basketball player, born 2002
Anastasia Denisova
Belarusian orienteer, born 1993

Notable Thors come mostly from Sweden (1), the United States (1) and South Sudan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thor

Thor has the Soundex code T600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T600.

Questions

How common is the surname Thor?: 2,823 people in the United States had the surname Thor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,368 Americans. It ranked 11,197th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thor?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Thor identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Thor?: Annika Thor, author from Sweden, followed by Cameron Thor.
Where is the surname Thor most common?: Wikidata records people named Thor in Sweden, the United States and South Sudan and 1 other country.
Is the surname Thor getting more or less common?: More common. 2,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,823 in 2010, up 27%.
Is Thor also a first name?: Yes. Thor is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.