Thurston - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Thurston \th(u)-rs-ton, thur-ston\ is pronounced THER-sten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "Thor's stone". Also possibly "Thor's town". Thurston Howell is an effete millionaire castaway in the old sitcom "Gilligan's Island".

Thurston has 8 variant forms: Thorstan, Thorstein, Thorsten, Thurstain, Thurstan, Thursten, Torsten and Torston.

Baby names that sound like Thurston are Triston, Tristan, Trystan, Tristyn, Tristin and Tristen.

Thurston is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Thurston. Click here to compare Thurston with related baby names.