Thurstun Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Thurstun 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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Thurstun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Thurstun 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)

Thurstun Last Name Facts

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

Thurstun occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thurstun.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurstun? popularity and diffusion

Thurstun is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Thurstun occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Thurstun reside; 62 percent reside in Australasia and 62 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Thurstun is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,499,761. In Australia Thurstun is most prevalent in: Western Australia, where 72 percent live, New South Wales, where 22 percent live and Victoria, where 6 percent live. Apart from Australia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Thurstun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thurstun has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Thurstun surname contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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