Thorburn

English

Alternative forms

• Thurbon, Thurlbourn

Etymology

From a Northern Middle English personal name Thorbern, Thurbern, from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and bjǫrn (“bear”).

Proper noun

Thorburn (plural Thorburns)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thorburn is the 27002^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 898 individuals. Thorburn is most common among White (92.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thorburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.