What does Thorburn mean?

Thorburn as a boys' name is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Thorburn is "Thor's bear".

STARTS WITH Tho-

ASSOCIATED WITH norse, bear

Variations

VARIANTS Thorbern, Thorbjorn

How popular is Thorburn?

Thorburn is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#25657 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Ashburn, Bradburn, Clayburn, Coburn, Cockburn, Colbourn, Colburn, Collburn (see Colburn), Dearborn, Dearbourn (see Dearborn), Deerborn, Milburn, Osburn, Radburn, Rayburn, Sherborn, Sherbourn (see Sherborn), Sherburn, Sherburne, Swinburn, Taroun, Tarquin, Tharon, Theron▼, Therron, Thobie, Thoby, Thomason, Thonus, Thor, Thorald, Thorbert, Thoreau, Thorian, Thorin, Thorley, Thormond, Thorn, Thornlea, Thornley, Thornly, Thornton▼, Thorp, Thorsson, Thorstan, Thorstein (see Thurston), Thorsten, Thorvald, Thurl, Thurman▼, Thurmon, Thurmund, Thurstan, Thurston, Tiburon, Tobyn, Toran, Torbert, Torean, Toren, Torger, Torin▲, Torion, Torquil, Torr, Torran, Torre, Torrian, Torrin, Torry, Torsten, Torston, Washburn, Welburn and Wellburn (see Welborne). These names tend to be more commonly used than Thorburn.