thorp/θɔːp/thorp means A surname.thorp is pronounced /θɔːp/.Etymology* As an English surname, spelling variant of Thorpe. * As a North Germanic surname, spelling variant of Torp, from a placename derived from Old Norse þorp (“farm”).nameA surname.A ghost town in South Branch Township, Wexford County, Michigan, United States.A census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.A city and town in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.A suburb of Royton, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9108).nounA group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.“Within a little thorp I staid.”