Thruston
/ˈθrʌstən/noun
An English surname, generally regarded as a variant spelling of Thurston.
Did you know?Thurstan and related forms were personal names introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers, linking the surname to the cult of the Norse thunder god Thor.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steyh₂-
“To stand or be firm; the ancient root associated with stone and standing fast.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Þunraz + *stainaz
““Thunder” or the thunder god + “stone”; the compound underlying the personal name.”
Viking Age
Old Norse
Þórsteinn
“A personal name meaning “Thor’s stone.””
Anglo-Saxon England
Old English
Þurstan
“An English form of the Scandinavian personal name Þórsteinn.”
Middle English
English
Thurstan / Thruston
“Personal-name forms that developed into hereditary surnames.”
Modern English
English
Thruston
“A surname, usually treated as a spelling variant of Thurston.”