Thorburn
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English
Alternative forms
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)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thorburn is the 27002nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.