Thurgood
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the Middle English personal name Thurgod, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Þorgautr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and the demonym Gautr (“Geat”).
Proper noun
editThurgood (plural Thurgoods)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thurgood is the 25701st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 959 individuals. Thurgood is most common among White (93.53%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thurgood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.