Thorup Explained

Thorup (or Torup) is the name of at least thirteen villages and towns in Denmark and is also used as a surname. The name Thorup ends on "rup" (rup, strup, torp, and drup are all descended from an old Scandinavian designation for a group of houses), which means that it originates from the late Viking Age, circa AD 1000. The name Thorup may refer to:

People

• Børge Thorup (born 1943), Danish football player
• Jess Thorup (born 1970), Danish football player and manager
• Jørgen Thorup (born 1950), Danish fencer
• Kirsten Thorup (born 1942), Danish author
• Majken Thorup (born 1979), Danish swimmer
• Mikkel Thorup (born 1965), Danish computer scientist
• Peter Thorup (1948–2007), Danish musician
• Stanley N. Thorup (1929-1997), American lawyer, judge, and politician
• Thurop Van Orman (born 1976), American animator

See also

• Torup, Halland, Sweden

Sources

• A Danish document on place names

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