The Theron surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 181 people carried this name — #99,845 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 81% from 100 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Theron surname
From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”). Made known in the Afrikaans form by the below actress.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Theron» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,498 people named Theron.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 71 départements, most often Hérault.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Theron,
with a public archive behind them.
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Daniël Theron 1872–1900 · military personnel
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Thomas Theron 1902–1990 · businessperson
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Erika Theron 1907–1990 · politician
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Servaas Theron 1918–1986 · military officer
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Leo Theron 1926–2010 · glass artist
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Annique Theron 1929–2016 · businessperson
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Theron.
- Theo 207 · U.S. census
- Theobald 4,300 · U.S. census
- Theodore 4,601 · U.S. census
- Theodule 235 · U.S. census
- Theophile 375 · U.S. census
- Theriot 6,424 · U.S. census
- Thery 128 · U.S. census
- Theuret 162 · U.S. census
- Thevenin 512 · U.S. census
- Thevenot 369 · U.S. census
- Theys 425 · U.S. census
- Thiam 935 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Theron is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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