Thursten Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Thursten Surname Definition:

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.

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Thursten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Thursten (13) may also be a first name.

Thursten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Thursten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thursten is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thursten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thursten is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Thursten occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Thursten reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

The last name Thursten is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Thursten is most numerous in: Washington, where 44 percent live, Wisconsin, where 19 percent live and Texas, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live.

Thursten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thursten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thursten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thursten surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Thursten earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tursten936/
Thurstn931/
Thurstin88156/
Thirsten8816/
Thorstenn823/
Thorrsten820/
Torsten80122/
Thierstien781/
Tiersten7537/
Thirstin750/
Thierstin713/

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