as a Last Name
- 4,564
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Thrower
Meaning & Origins
English (mainly East Anglia): occupational name for someone who made silk thread from raw silk, from an agent derivative of Middle English thrōw(en) (Old English þrāwan ‘to twist’). From the 13th century the verb began to be used in its modern sense, including throwing clay in pottery, and so in some cases the surname may have originated as an occupational name for a potter.
| 6,435th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Throckmorton, Throop, Throne, Throgmorton, Throneberry, Thronson, Throm, Thron, Throneburg, Throndson
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,564
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alabama
- has the most people named Thrower per capita
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