The Northrup Family Name

Northrup is a branch of the Northrop name tree. Read literally, Northrup points to “Someone who came from Northorpe (the northern farm), in Lincolnshire”. Northrup writes “u” in place of the “o” found in Northrop, a typical scribal difference. Other spellings include Northrip.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Northrup surname had 5,663 bearers. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames.

There is no single Northrup family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Northrup report, with a museum-style coat of arms.