Last Name THORE

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Meaning The son of Thor. Anothe source of the name is 'local of Thore,' i.e. Kirkby Thure or Thore, a parish in county Westmoreland.
Origin English

Rank 63,141 (2000 US census)
Count 296 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.22%, or 270 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.39%, or 13 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.03%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

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