Thurman Surname

16,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Thurman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thormond'; compare Wyman from Wimond, Osman from Osmund, &c.

Henry Thurmond, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Thurmond, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Alan Thurmod, Norfolk, ibid.

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Thurman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31,1101:11,6511,455
England1,1261:49,4836,156
Australia651:415,31833,226
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Canada571:646,41452,764
Finland571:96,4339,934
Belgium541:212,90127,429
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Israel411:208,72320,048
Wales291:106,7088,358
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7391:32,9844,362
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7641:10,5411,382

Thurman (12,604) may also be a first name.

Thurman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thormond'; compare Wyman from Wimond, Osman from Osmund, &c.

Henry Thurmond, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Thurmond, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Alan Thurmod, Norfolk, ibid.

Henry Thurmund, Hampshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1653. Buried — Edward Thurman: St. Peter, Cornhill.

'Messrs. Thurmond and Wilson, woollen manufacturers': West Riding Directory, Batley.

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

For Thurmond, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Thurmund (Thor’s protection).

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

Thurman Last Name Facts

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

Thurman is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,918th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 221,985 people. The surname Thurman is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Thurman live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thurman is also the 52,395th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 12,604 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 31,110 people, or 1 in 11,651. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Thurman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thurman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thurman surname rose 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thurman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thurman surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thurman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.68% more than the national average, earning R 398,472 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $39,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.6% more than the national average, earning $56,935 CAD per year.

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Thurman Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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