Thurson Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

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

Thurson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Thurson (18) may also be a first name.

Thurson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thurson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. Thurson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Thurson live; 99 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thurson is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 28 percent live, Indiana, where 11 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Thurson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thurson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thurson surname grew 272 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thurson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Thurson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $47,745 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thourson9333/
Turson9234/
Tursion8650/
Tursone8643/
Tourson867/
Turshon866/
Thursan864/
Thursen861/
Tursson860/
Thorsson801,371/
Thursang8014/
Thursand803/
Thorrson803/
Toursoun802/
Thurshan801/
Thoursen801/
Thorsoun801/
Thorshon801/
Tourhson801/
Thoursan800/
Thoerson800/
Thurssen800/
Torson771,061/
Tursen77445/
Tursan77307/
Turcon7730/
Tursón773/
Tursom772/
Thorsén71723/
Torsson71412/
Turchon7172/
Turshan718/
Torsion713/
Thorsèn712/
Toursen712/
Tórsson712/
Turrsonova711/
Turgion711/
Turrsen710/
Toorson710/
Torrson710/
Torshon710/
Toerson710/
Tursienė6774/
Thorssen6735/
Tourchon6729/
Thorssén676/
Thurjaun674/
Thorrsen673/
Thorsien671/
Tourshan671/
Toursoum671/
Thursham670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thurson
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