Thurgood

English

Alternative forms

• Thorogood

Etymology

From the Middle English personal name Thurgod, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Þorgautr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and the demonym Gautr (“Geat”).

Proper noun

Thurgood (plural Thurgoods)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thurgood is the 25701^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 959 individuals. Thurgood is most common among White (93.53%) individuals.

Further reading

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