Thornburg Surname
Approximately 9,710 people bear this surname
Thornburg Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'towering mountain'. It comes from Scandinavian Germanic languages, anglicized throughout the Viking invasion of England.
ᚦ means 'tower', pronounced thorn. It is called thurisaz in Scandinavian runic or simply th.
Read More About This SurnameThornburg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,650 | 1:37,561 | 4,646 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,612 | 1:31,153 | 3,757 |
Thornburg (10) may also be a first name.
Thornburg Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'towering mountain'. It comes from Scandinavian Germanic languages, anglicized throughout the Viking invasion of England.
ᚦ means 'tower', pronounced thorn. It is called thurisaz in Scandinavian runic or simply th.
Berg means 'mountain' or 'castle'.
- lagnarThornburg Demographics
Average Thornburg Salary in
United States
$42,711 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thornburg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thornburg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thornburg is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thornburg? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 52,649th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 750,520 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Thornburg live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name world-wide, held by 10 people.
The surname Thornburg is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,650 people, or 1 in 37,561. In The United States Thornburg is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Vanuatu, where 0 percent live.
Thornburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thornburg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thornburg surname increased 599 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thornburg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thornburg surname are 20.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.58% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thornburg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,292 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornburgh | 95 | 1,824 | / |
| Thournburg | 95 | 1 | / |
| Thornbhurg | 95 | 1 | / |
| Thorenburg | 95 | 0 | / |
| Tornburg | 94 | 9 | / |
| Thornbourgh | 90 | 7 | / |
| Thoirnburgh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thornbujrgh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thornberg | 89 | 1,419 | / |
| Toornburg | 89 | 29 | / |
| Torenburg | 89 | 20 | / |
| Thornborg | 89 | 4 | / |
| Thormburg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thornbarg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toorenburg | 84 | 226 | / |
| Thornborgh | 84 | 2 | / |
| Thormburgh | 84 | 2 | / |
| Thornbergh | 84 | 0 | / |
| Thornberrg | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tharnburgh | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tornberg | 82 | 1,965 | / |
| Tornborg | 82 | 62 | / |
| Toorenburgh | 80 | 52 | / |
| Thörnberg | 78 | 195 | / |
| Torenberg | 78 | 16 | / |
| Thörnborg | 78 | 12 | / |
| Thernberg | 78 | 3 | / |
| Toorenberg | 74 | 5 | / |
| Tharmburgh | 74 | 0 | / |
| Törnberg | 71 | 893 | / |
| Ternberg | 71 | 72 | / |
| Törnborg | 71 | 33 | / |
| Tärnberg | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ternborg | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tormberg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarnberg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taarnberg | 67 | 42 | / |
| Teurnberg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Taarnborg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Toremberg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thermberg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Toerenberc | 63 | 1 | / |
| Termberg | 59 | 1 | / |
| Tarenberque | 50 | 9 | / |
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Thornburg Reference & Research
Tranberg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Tranberg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thornburg
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