Thorburn
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Thorburn (plural Thorburns)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thorburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.