Thirsk
English edit
Etymology edit
From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”).
Proper noun edit
Thirsk (countable and uncountable, plural Thirsks)
- A town and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE429820). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thirsk is the 157234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 103 individuals. Thirsk is most common among White (96.12%) individuals.
References edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thirsk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Towns in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old Norse