About the name Thurston
Thurston is Thor's stone, brought to England by Norse settlers and worn down over a thousand years. It sounds far more genteel than its origin deserves.
Thurston is a boy name of Old Norse origin, pronounced THUR-stun. On the NameRarity scale it scores 89 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1900s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Thurston?
Thurston currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 357,143. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Thurston
- Thurston MooreAmerican musician, a founder of Sonic Youth
Spellings and variants of Thurston
Names similar to Thurston
Thubten
TOOB-ten
Teaching of the Buddha, the doctrine itself
Grayson
GRAY-sun
Son of the steward or reeve
Orson
OR-sun
Bear cub
Theodore
THEE-uh-dor
Gift of God
Clement
KLEM-unt
Merciful, gentle
Gideon
GID-ee-un
Hewer, mighty warrior
Hudson
HUD-sun
Son of Hudde
Jignesh
jig-NESH
One who is curious, seeker of knowledge
Thurston — frequently asked questions
What does the name Thurston mean?
Thurston means "Thor's stone". It is a name of Old Norse origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Thurston?
Thurston is pronounced THUR-stun, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Thurston?
Thurston scores 89 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 357,143 people carry it — about 2.8 per million.
What is the numerology number for Thurston?
Thurston carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 9 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Thurston?
The lucky number for Thurston is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.