Thurnham

English

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thornbubsh”) + hām (“homestead”)[1].

Proper noun

Thurnham (countable and uncountable, plural Thurnhams)

(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.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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

Derived terms

Lower Thurnham
Upper Thurnham

Further reading

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

References

"Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.

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