Thurmon Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Thurman surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

The last name Thurmon is another written form of Thurman, a well-known English family name. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Thor's protection”.

Thurmon is listed among the recognised spellings of Thurman. Related forms: Thurmond and Turmann. Thurmon ranked 34,495 in the 2010 US Census, with 656 people answering to the name. It sits within the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

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