Threlkeld

English

Etymology

The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

Proper noun

Threlkeld (countable and uncountable, plural Threlkelds)

1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3125).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Threlkeld is the 13551^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2237 individuals. Threlkeld is most common among White (86.54%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Threlkeld”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.