Throckmorton
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Throgmorton
Etymology
Possibly from Old English þroc (“beam bridge”) + mere (“pool”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Throckmorton (countable and uncountable, plural Throckmortons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849). [1]
- A town, the county seat of Throckmorton County, Texas, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Throckmorton is the 9964th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3238 individuals. Throckmorton is most common among white (94.35%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Throckmorton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.