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)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849).
   2. A town, the county seat of Throckmorton County, Texas, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Throckmorton County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Throckmorton is the 9964^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3238 individuals. Throckmorton is most common among white (94.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Throckmorton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.