Thun Family History

Thun Surname Meaning

German: topographic name from Middle Low German tūn ‘fence hedge plank enclosure palisades’. Compare Thune.

German: from a short form of the personal name Anton(ius) (see Anthony).

German: habitational name from any of the places called Thune (in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia) or Thun (in Switzerland).

Swedish: from thun, an ornamental (old) spelling of tun ‘(grass grown) enclosed yard’ (from Old Norse tún, a common element of placenames) mostly an ornamental adoption but possibly in some instances a topographic name taken by someone who lived by such an enclosure or yard.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Thune, Thum, Thon, Then, Thurn, Thur, Tyus, Ahn, Thaut, Thue

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Where is the Thun family from?

You can see how Thun families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Thun family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Thun families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 5 Thun families living in Ontario. This was about 56% of all the recorded Thun's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Thun families in 1911.

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What did your Thun ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Thun. 47% of Thun men worked as a Farmer and 28% of Thun women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Thun were Salesman and Housework.

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Farmer

47%

Laborer

24%

Farming

Salesman

Teacher

28%

Machine operator

19%

Proprietor

19%

Housework

19%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Thun. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 9K military records available for the last name Thun. For the veterans among your Thun ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Thun lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Thun life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Thun in 1963 was 68, and 82 in 2004.

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Thun Surname Meaning

German: topographic name from Middle Low German tūn ‘fence hedge plank enclosure palisades’. Compare Thune.

German: from a short form of the personal name Anton(ius) (see Anthony).

German: habitational name from any of the places called Thune (in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia) or Thun (in Switzerland).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Thun family from?

What did your Thun ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

47%

Laborer

24%

Farming

Salesman

Teacher

28%

Machine operator

19%

Proprietor

19%

Housework

19%

What Thun family records will you find?

What is the average Thun lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Thun life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Thun in 1963 was 68, and 82 in 2004.

Thun Family History

Thun Surname Meaning

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Thun Surname Meaning

34,000 record(s) for Thun

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Where is the Thun family from?

What did your Thun ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Thun lifespan?

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