Thirsk
English
Etymology
From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”).
Proper noun
Thirsk (countable and uncountable, plural Thirsks)
- A town and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE429820). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thirsk is the 157234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 103 individuals. Thirsk is most common among White (96.12%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thirsk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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