# Thurgood

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #59,761

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
From the Middle English personal name Thurgod, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Þorgautr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and the demonym Gautr (“Geat”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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