The Thor surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,823 people carried this name — #11,197 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 104,200 people counted. That is up 27% from 2,225 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Thor.
Most of them — 34 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
20 people named Thor have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 27 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
1,950 people named Thor is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Thor,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sig Thor 1856–1937 · teacher -
Walter Thor 1870–1929 · teacher -
Emil Johanson-Thor 1889–1958 · painter -
Larry Thor 1916–1976 · actor -
Jörg Thor 1478–1540 · mintmaster
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Gustaf Thor 1860–1933 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Thor.
- Thompson 664,644 · U.S. census
- Thomsen 7,654 · U.S. census
- Thomson 24,750 · U.S. census
- Thon 1,066 · U.S. census
- Thong 1,378 · U.S. census
- Thony 173 · U.S. census
- Thore 243 · U.S. census
- Thorin 166 · U.S. census
- Thorn 9,988 · U.S. census
- Thouin 171 · U.S. census
- Thouvenin 105 · U.S. census
- Thue 246 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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