Thirsk

English

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”).

Proper noun

Thirsk (countable and uncountable, plural Thirsks)

1. A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thirsk is the 157234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 103 individuals. Thirsk is most common among White (96.12%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thirsk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.