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There are approximately 5,598 people named Thurston in the UK. That makes it the 1,868th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 89 are named Thurston.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Tustin
Therston
Tharston
Theerston
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Thareston
Thirsten
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Thirsto
Therstens
Thirstens
Thawston
Theurst
Tharstone
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Terston
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Tharestone
Thirstan

The Thurston surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) The hill or town where the Saxon god Thor was worshiped by the Anglo-Saxons.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

THURSTON. LA parish in SulToIk. 2. In some cases, perhaps, from the Teutonic name Turstin, which is found in Domesday as the designation of persons both Norman and Saxon. One Turstanus is there described as ' machinator ' — probably a military engineer.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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