Thurstin Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

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

Thurstin 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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Thurstin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Thurstin 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)

Thurstin Last Name Facts

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

Thurstin occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurstin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,398,030th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Thurstin are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Thurstin is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Thurstin is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 32 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found and Colorado, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found.

Thurstin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thurstin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 18 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thurstin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thurstin last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Thurstin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurstn931/
Thursten8819/
Thirstin880/
Thierstin823/
Tursten806/
Thierstien781/
Thirsten7516/
Thorstenn713/
Thorrsten710/
Torsten67122/
Tiersten6337/

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