Thornburgh Surname

223,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Thornburgh 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.

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Thornburgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5861:228,53722,056
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Australia281:964,13257,058
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Guam11:160,1214,893
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4591:109,40910,910

Thornburgh 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'.

- lagnar

Thornburgh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thornburgh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Thornburgh is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornburgh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 223,284th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,995,365 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Thornburgh live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,586 people, or 1 in 228,537. In The United States Thornburgh is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and Indiana, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Vanuatu, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Thornburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thornburgh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thornburgh surname expanded 346 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornburgh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Thornburgh surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thornburgh last name are 16.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.91% registered to vote for the party.

Thornburgh earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,883 USD per year.

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Thornburgh 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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