Thull

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Thull.

Proper noun

Thull (plural Thulls)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thull is the 33894^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Thull is most common among White (93.44%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tulde in 1289. Of uncertain etymology. Perhaps derived from Old Dutch tiulithi (“farmland”), although the short vowel in the oldest attestation makes this etymology problematic. Compare Tiel, Tilburg, Tuil and Tull en 't Waal.

See also Limburgish Töl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʏl/
• Hyphenation: Thull
• Rhymes: -ʏl

Proper noun

Thull n

1. A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN