Find out how popular the last name Thurmon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Thurmon.

Thurmon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Thurmon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thurmon in America

Thurmon is the 34495th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thurmon surname appeared 656 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Thurmon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thurmon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Thurmon

The surname THURMON is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is likely derived from the Old English words 'thurm' meaning 'farm' and 'tun' meaning 'settlement' or 'enclosure'. This suggests that the name may have been used to identify someone who lived on or near a farm or farming community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname THURMON can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Nottinghamshire from the year 1176, where a person named Robert Thurmon is mentioned. This indicates that the name was in use as early as the 12th century.

In the 13th century, the name THURMON appeared in various records across different counties in England, including the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273 and the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1275. These mentions suggest that the name had spread to various regions of the country by this time.

During the 14th century, the surname THURMON was recorded in the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire from 1379, where a William Thurmon is listed. This record provides evidence of the name's continued presence in England during the late medieval period.

One notable historical figure with the surname THURMON was Sir John Thurmon, a member of the English gentry who lived in the 15th century. He was born in Berkshire in 1420 and served as a knight under King Henry VI during the Wars of the Roses.

In the 16th century, the THURMON surname appeared in the Parish Registers of Gloucestershire, with a record of a marriage between Thomas Thurmon and Elizabeth Wylde in 1563. This suggests that the name had established itself in the county by this time.

Another individual of historical significance with the surname THURMON was Robert Thurmon, a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of London during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was born in 1565 and served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1613.

The THURMON surname continued to be recorded in various parts of England throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with mentions in parish records, tax rolls, and other historical documents. One example is a burial record from the Parish Registers of Warwickshire in 1687, which lists a Jane Thurmon.

In the 19th century, the name THURMON appeared in several literary works, including a reference to a character named William Thurmon in the novel "The Cloister and the Hearth" by Charles Reade, published in 1861.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thurmon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Thurmon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Thurmon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Thurmon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Thurmon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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