title: Thorup
text: # 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
  