Thurman

English

Alternative forms

• Thurmon, Thurmond

Etymology

From an Old Norse personal name, formed by Þórr (“Thor”) + mundr (“protection”).

Proper noun

Thurman (plural Thurmans)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thurman is the 1492^nd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Ramthun, Turnham