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). A town, the county seat of Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== Throckmorton County ==== 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.