Thor Family History
Thor Name Meaning
Scandinavian (mainly Swedish): from a personal name, a short
form of any of the various Scandinavian personal names containing the
first element Thor (Old Norse þórr), the name of
the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology.English: from
the Anglo-Scandinavian name þor, þur,
probably short forms of Old Norse compound names in þór-,
þúr- (see 1).German: habitational name for someone
who lived by the gates of a town or a metonymic occupational name for
someone responsible for guarding them, from Middle High German
tor ‘gate’ (modern German Tor). Compare Portmann.German: nickname from Middle Low German dor, Middle High
German tor ‘fool’; also ‘deaf person’.Southeast Asian:
unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
33,365
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Thor
Name Distribution of Thor Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Thor families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Thor families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Thor families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Thor census records
You can see how Thor families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Thor census records
>
Thor Family Origin
Thor Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Thor immigration records
You can find out when most of the Thor families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Thor immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Thor
Click on a circle in the chart to view Thor birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Thor ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Thor Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Thor census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Thor ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Thor census records >
Thor Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Thor
27 Threads, 24
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Thor.
Threads: 27 - Messages: 24
Start a FREE Thor family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×