Thurwood Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thurwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgard,' i.e. Thor's guard.

Agnes Thoreward, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Thoreward, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Thoreward, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Thurwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Thurwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgard,' i.e. Thor's guard.

Agnes Thoreward, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Thoreward, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Thoreward, Oxfordshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Thurward.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thurwood Last Name Facts

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

Thurwood is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Thurwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurwood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Thurwood live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 39 percent reside, Greater London, where 21 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 13 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Thurwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thurwood has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turwood930/
Thorwood880/
Torwood802/
Thurbot670/
Turbot57475/
Tirwad5713/
Turwat573/
Turbad571/
Turbout53110/
Tourbot5399/
Turbott5390/
Turuote531/
Thorwath507/
Thiruoth504/
Thurrbut500/

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