The Thury surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 213 people carried this name — #87,335 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 3% from 220 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Thury.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Ardèche.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Thury live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Thury,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sámuel Thury 1819–1882 · lawyer -
Marc Thury 1822–1905 · engineer -
René Thury 1860–1938 · engineer
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Johann Thury d. 1659 · industrialist
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György Thury 1518–1571 · military personnel
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György Thury 1520–1571 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Thury.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Thury is.
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