Thursby

From Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + býr (“town, settlement”).

Thursby (countable and uncountable, plural Thursbys)

1. A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250). ^[1]
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thursby is the 34185^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 664 individuals. Thursby is most common among White (86.6%) individuals.

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