Thorburn

== English == === Alternative forms === Thurbon, Thurlbourn === Etymology === From a Northern Middle English personal name Thorbern, Thurbern, from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and bjǫrn (“bear”). === Proper noun === Thorburn (countable and uncountable, plural Thorburns) A surname transferred from the given name. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Thorburn is the 27002nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 898 individuals. Thorburn is most common among White (92.76%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thorburn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.