The thorburn Surname
thorburn Name Meaning and History
Scottish: from a northern Middle English personal name, Old Norse
þórbjörn, composed of the elements þórr
(see Thor) + björn ‘bear’, ‘warrior’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| James Sinclair Fergus Thorburn |
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| John Thorburn | Kim Williams | 11 |
| THORBURN John Edward 1942-1995 |
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| James & Anne Thorburn, Ontario |
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