Thurnham

English

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thornbubsh”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Thurnham (countable and uncountable, plural Thurnhams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A small village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8057).
   2. A civil parish (served by Thurnham with Glasson Parish Council) in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England; settlements include Lower Thurnham and Upper Thurnham.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Lower Thurnham
• Upper Thurnham

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Thurnham is the 43863^rd most common surname in England, belonging to 68 individuals.

Further reading

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