Thurman
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From an Old Norse personal name, formed by Þórr (“Thor”) + mundr (“protection”).
Proper noun
Thurman (plural Thurmans)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thurman is the 1492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23950 individuals. Thurman is most common among White (70.4%) and Black/African American (23.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thurman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.