Frequency: (139)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: habitational name from any of several places so named, in Hesse, Westphalia, and near Bernkastel (Mosel).
2. Swedish: probably from the personal name Thron (see Thronson).
GIVEN NAMES: German 8%. Kurt (2), Wolfgang (2).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
