Thurstun Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameThurstun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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).
Thurstun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thurstun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thurstun is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thurstun? popularity and diffusion
Thurstun is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Thurstun occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Thurstun live; 62 percent live in Australasia and 62 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Thurstun is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,499,761. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Australia, where 72 percent are found, New South Wales, where 22 percent are found and Victoria, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.
Thurstun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thurstun has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thurstun surname decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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