Thorold

== English == === Etymology === From the Middle English personal name Thurold, Thorold, Thorald, reflexes of Old Norse Þóraldr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and valdr (“ruler”). === Proper noun === Thorold (countable and uncountable, plural Thorolds) A surname transferred from the given name. A city, the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Thorold is the 13469th most common surname in England, belonging to 404 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thorold”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Forebears