Thurgur Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thurgur Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Turgar' or Thurgar (Yonge).

Thurger del Childhus, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Pagan Thurgar, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John Thurgar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Thurgur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Thurgur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Turgar' or Thurgar (Yonge).

Thurger del Childhus, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Pagan Thurgar, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John Thurgar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Hugh Thurgar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1801. Married — Christopher Thurgar and Charlotte King: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Thur-Spear [Anglo-Saxon Thurgar (= Old NorseThorgeirr): Thúr = Thór (v. Thor) + gár, a spear]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In Essex, the same as Thurgood, or Thoroughgood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thurgur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thurgur is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Thurgur.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurgur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Thurgur live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England Thurgur is most common in: West Midlands, where 32 percent are found, Somerset, where 16 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent are found.

Thurgur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thurgur has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Thurgur surname increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thurgur Last Name Statistics demography

Thurgur earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 77.53% more than the national average, earning $88,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turgurt862/
Turur8349/
Turure7790/
Turgor772/
Tirgur772/
Torgur771/
Tureur771/
Thuror770/
Turaur770/
Thurgoore750/
Turrour711/
Theuror710/
Turor6710/
Touroutr671/
Torgor6216/
Thorrur5744/
Türkgür575/
Torgorz571/
Torur5018/
Toror509/

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