Thorup

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