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7/28/2012, 7:17 PM erb816
7/16/2012, 4:17 PM anonymous

Name Thornburg
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. THORN-burg
Other Forms FormsThornburgh, Thornborough, Thornberry
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

The name Thornburg comes from the Old English #thorn broc#, because the original bearers lived near a "stream by the thorns" in Buckinghamshire and North Yorkshire.
Added 7/16/2012 by anonymous