Thorman Surname History

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England
Switzerland

Early Origins of the Thorman family

The surname Thorman was first found in Hampshire, where the surname first appeared in the mid-13th century. Like many surnames, the Thorman name started as a personal name; either Thormodh, meaning "Thor's wrath" or the rarer Thormund, meaning "Thor's protection," both of which are of Scandinavian origin.

Early History of the Thorman family

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Thorman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thurman, Thormund, Thormodh, Thurmand, Thorman and others.

Early Notables of the Thorman family

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Thorman migration to the United States +

Thorman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Thorman, who arrived in Maryland in 1659 1

Thorman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

J Carsten Thorman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
J. Carsten Thorman who arrived in Philadelphia in 1753
Thomas Thorman who arrived in Virginia in 1769

Thorman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Thorman who settled in Baltimore in 1872
Christian Thorman, who arrived in Arkansas in 1887 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Thorman (post 1700) +

Otto H Thorman, American architect
Richard Thorman, general manager of a shipping company in South-East Asia
Joseph Thorman (1871-1936), Bishop in the Catholic Church

Historic Events for the Thorman family +

USS Arizona

Mr. John Christopher Thorman, American Electrician's Mate Second Class from Iowa, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 2

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html