Thurston (name)

Thurston (/ˈθɜːrstən/) is an English-language name.

In some cases it can have originated from the Old Norse personal name Þórsteinn.

This name is derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr ("Thor", the Scandinavian thunder god) and steinn ("stone", "rock").

In other cases the name can have originated from the name of Thurston, located in Suffolk, England.

[1] This place name is derived from the Old Norse personal name Þóri and the Old English element tūn ("enclosure", "settlement").