| ![Show Contents]() Thorson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Norway Sweden Thorson Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Thorsen, Thorson and others. Thorson RankingIn the United States, the name Thorson is the 5,934th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
 Thorson migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Thorson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Oyen Thorson, who arrived in New York in 1825 2
- Johannes Thorson, aged 19, who landed in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1836 2
- Anthony C Thorson, who landed in Arkansas in 1876 2
Thorson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Gustaf Edvard Thorson, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1914 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Thorson (post 1700) | + |
- Karen L. Thorson, American Sundance Film Festival Award nominated producer
- Celeste Thorson (b. 1984), American actress, model, screenwriter, and activist
- Russell Thorson (1906-1982), American actor, best known for his co-starring role as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom in ABC's crime drama, The Detectives (1959-1962)
- Private First Class John F Thorson, American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
- Kim Thorson (b. 1932), Canadian lawyer and former politician who represented Souris-Estevan, Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1960
- Charles Gustav Thorson (1890-1966), born Karl Gustaf Stefanson, Canadian political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator, best known as the man who designed and named Bugs Bunny
- Gunnar Axel Wright Thorson (1906-1971), Danish marine zoologist and ecologist who developed the Thorson's rule, eponym of the Danish ice breaker HDMS Gunnar Thorson
- Linda Thorson (b. 1947), born Linda Robinson, a Canadian BAFTA Award winning actress, best known for playing Tara King in The Avengers
| Suggested Readings for the name Thorson | + |
- Asle Thorson, Immigrant Ancestor of Asleson, Thorson, and Thorsen: A Family Genealogy by Duane Wee Thorsen.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
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Thorson migration to the United States 
