Thurber Surname

76,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thurber Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Thurgar or Thorgeirr (Thor’s spear): dweller at Thor's grove.

Thurber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9221:61,2057,172
Canada4741:77,7338,736
Panama231:170,0985,250
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5621:32,1503,869

Thurber (58) may also be a first name.

Thurber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Thurgar or Thorgeirr (Thor’s spear): dweller at Thor's grove.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Thurber Last Name Facts

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

Thurber is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurber? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,020th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,129,327 people. Thurber is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thurber are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Thurber is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 58 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,922 people, or 1 in 61,205. In The United States Thurber is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 6 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Panama, where 0 percent live.

Thurber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thurber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 379 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thurber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurber last name are 7.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thurber earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $45,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% less than the national average, earning $44,847 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turber92118/
Turbert86331/
Turbier866/
Thorber864/
Tourbier80907/
Turbertt801/
Turver77274/
Torber7730/
Turbir772/
Tirber772/
Toerber7153/
Torbeer717/
Turnper710/
Torbir621/

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Thurber Reference & Research

Thurber 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thurber
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