Thurstan Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Thurstan Surname Definition:
(1) Bapt 'the son of Thurstan.' Danish Thorstein, i.e. Thorstone.
Turstanus Machinator: Domesday.
Thurstan, abbot of Ely: Freeman, Norman Conq.
Thurstan Goz: ibid.
Thurstan, housecarl of Eadward: ibid.
Robert fil.
Read More About This SurnameThurstan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Thurstan (118) may also be a first name.
Thurstan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Bapt 'the son of Thurstan.' Danish Thorstein, i.e. Thorstone.
Turstanus Machinator: Domesday.
Thurstan, abbot of Ely: Freeman, Norman Conq.
Thurstan Goz: ibid.
Thurstan, housecarl of Eadward: ibid.
Robert fil. Thurstani, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thurstan de Torp, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Thurstan de Holland, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Thurstayn de Cnice, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Johannes Thurstan, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
The omission of A was an early one.
Turstan de Brictewell, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(2) Local, 'of Thurston, 'a parish in Suffolk.
Hervey de Thurstan, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Thurston, Norfolk, ibid.
TURSTAN: From the Old English personal name Thurstan, ON. Thorsteinn, 'Thur's stone,' Normanized Turstan, Turstan de Crectune (Crichton) who witnessed David's great charter to Holyrood, c. 1128 (LSC., p. 6) may be Turstan filius Levingi, a. 1158 (ibid., p. 7). Radulf filius Turstain was witness to David's great charter to Melrose, a. 1153 (Nat, MSS., I, 17). Malcolm filius Malcolmi Thurstan, c. 1330, is again referred to at same date as Malcolmus filius Malcolmi filii Thurstan (RHM., I, p. 39, 40).
(English and Scandinavian) the Anglo-Saxon Thurstan, Old Norse Thorstein(n = Thur’s or Thor’s Stone [v. under Thor, and + Old English stán = Old Norse steinn] Wi[g]stan Thurstanes sunu.—The Battle of Maldon (A.D. 993), 297-8.
Thurstan-us Dispencer.—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1228-9.
Thurstan de Torp.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
The second element in this pers. name prob. denoted primitively a stone monument or image worshipped in the name of Thor.
1. A parish in Suffolk. 2. In some cases, perhaps, from the Teutonic name Turstin, which is found in Domesday as the designation of persons both Norman and Saxon. One Turstanus is there described as ' machinator '-probably a military engineer.
Local. The hill or town where the Saxon god Thor was worshiped by the Anglo—Saxons.
The Thurstons belong to a very ancient Suffolk family seated at Thetford at the time of the Conquest (P.). Thurston is a Suffolk parish.
User-submitted Reference
Trustram and variants is in a small minority of cases a Welsh surname of patronymic origin. That is, it was assumed as a surname from a father's forename. The name Drystan or Trystan likely means 'cry', possibly relating to a battle cry. The name and its variants have been found throughout Celtic Britain, from Cornwall to the Kingdom of the Picts. The most notable instance is that of Sir Tristan, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. More unusual Welsh surnames were adopted early by Welsh standards, likely in or before the 17th century. As time past and Wales became more Anglicised, traditional Welsh names became less common. It's also likely that bearers of such surnames came from wealthier backgrounds as wealthier Welsh families tended to adopt surnames earlier.
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Average Thurstan Salary in
United States
$40,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thurstan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thurstan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thurstan is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thurstan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 966,131st most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Thurstan reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 859,937th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 118 people.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England Thurstan is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent live, Lancashire, where 17 percent live and West Midlands, where 10 percent live. Barring England Thurstan is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Thurstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thurstan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Thurstan last name grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thurstan Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Thurstan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $47,176 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurstane | 94 | 0 | / |
| Thurstain | 94 | 0 | / |
| Thurston | 88 | 30,807 | / |
| Thurstam | 88 | 0 | / |
| Thurstone | 82 | 25 | / |
| Thurstein | 82 | 6 | / |
| Thuirston | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thourston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Thurrston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Turstam | 80 | 10 | / |
| Turston | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thirston | 75 | 53 | / |
| Tuurston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thurstonová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Thürstein | 71 | 20 | / |
| Thirstein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thorrston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thierstein | 67 | 641 | / |
| Torston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tirston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tierstein | 59 | 26 | / |
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