Thurmond Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

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Family name meaning

Ask a genealogist about Thurmond and the first name they will mention is Thurman. The name is generally explained as “Thor's protection”.

Before spelling was fixed, Thurman was also written Thurmond. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Thurmon and Turmann. 5,922 Americans were listed as Thurmond in the 2010 census. It sits among the 10,000 most common last names in the country.

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