Thurburn Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Thurburn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurbern' (Thorbjorn occurs fifty-one times in Iceland Roll, Yonge, ii. 205). Torbern and Thurbern, Domesday; compare Osbern.
William Thorebern, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameThurburn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Thurburn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurbern' (Thorbjorn occurs fifty-one times in Iceland Roll, Yonge, ii. 205). Torbern and Thurbern, Domesday; compare Osbern.
William Thorebern, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Thorbarn, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Dominus Thurbern, Suffolk, ibid.
Nicholas Thurbern, Wiltshire, ibid.
Philip Thorbarn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1574. Miles Case and Agnes Thurbarne: Marriage Lic. (London).
1808. Married — John Thorburn and Ann Atkins, or Atkinson: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the Old English personal name Thurbrand, as shown by the ending -brand in the early spellings of the name. Ricardus Torbrand was provost of Aberdeen, 1330 (ER, I, p. 308). Thomas Thurbrande was a notary public in the diocese of Glasgow, 1456 (Laing, 142), and Thomas Thurbrandson, also a notary in the same document, may have been his son. John Thorbrand was fined in 1478 for cutting green wood in the forest of Selkirk (ER, VIII, p. 480). John Thornbrand appears in Peebles, 1505 (Peebles, 33), and Robert Thornebraid (i an error for n) is in record in Glenholm, Peeblesshire, 1544 (RMS, III, 3023). John Thorbrand was tenant in Stobo, 1533 (Rental), Robert Thurbrand, tenant on lands of Newbattle Abbey, 1563 (Neubotle, p. 325), and George Thurbrand appears in Kelso Abbey rental in 1567 (Kelso, p. 521). Walter Thorbrand in Lessuddane, 1605, and William Thorebrand in Greenhead, 1664 (RRM., I, p. 2; II, p. 95). William Thorbrane, mason in Edinburgh, 1615 (Edinb. Marr.). Archibald Thoirbrand in Dolphington, 1624 (Lanark CR.), and Catharine Thornbrand and Helena Thornebrand were retoured heirs of M'agister Thomas Hog 'apud La Rochefort in Regno Galliae,' 1627 Inquis., 1322—23). John Thorebrand, tailor in Edinburgh, 1643 (Edinb. Marr.), William Thorbran in Schort cleuch, parish of Crawford-Lindsay, 1655, and David Thorburne in Staine, parish of Biggar, 1670 (Lanark CR.). James Thoreburne, Nethertoun of Dallsible, and Mathew Thornebrand, merchant in Dumfries, appear in 1679 (Dumfries), George Torburn, tenant in West Loch, parish of Edhilstane, 1675 (Edin. App.), William Torbrane, provost of Stranraer, 1715 (Wigtown), and Thomas Torburn in Blainderry is in record, 1743 (Wigtown). There are families of the name in Sweden, descended from William Thorburn of Leith, who in 1823 migrated to that country. Grant Thorburn (1773—1863), merchant and publicist, New York, was born in Dalkeith. His great-grandson, S, Grant Thorburn, was mayor of Clifton, New Jersey, 1927.
V. Thorburn.
THURBARN, THURBERN: Thurbernus, Thurbern, Turbernus, Turbern, and numerous other modifications, are found in Domesday, generally in association with tenants who had held prior to the Conquest. It appears to be derived from the Northern mythology, and to signify ' the son of Thor, or of the Thunderer.'
Thurburn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thurburn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thurburn is found most in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thurburn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Thurburn live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.
It is most common in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Thurburn is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 70 percent live, Greater London, where 20 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent live. Besides England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.
Thurburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thurburn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thourburn | 94 | 3 | / |
| Thorburn | 88 | 8,382 | / |
| Thurborn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Therburn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thurbron | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tharburn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Thirburn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Thourbourne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thorburne | 82 | 67 | / |
| Thureborn | 82 | 28 | / |
| Thorbourn | 82 | 7 | / |
| Thoruburn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Therburne | 82 | 0 | / |
| Therbourn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Turborn | 80 | 24 | / |
| Torburn | 80 | 20 | / |
| Thorbourne | 78 | 340 | / |
| Thorborn | 75 | 28 | / |
| Therborn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Thrabarn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Therbern | 75 | 0 | / |
| Thorobourne | 74 | 3 | / |
| Thorborne | 71 | 9 | / |
| Thrabaran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thripurna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thorbirne | 71 | 0 | / |
| Throopurni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thirupurna | 67 | 1 | / |
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