Threlkeld

English

Etymology

The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

Proper noun

Threlkeld (countable and uncountable, plural Threlkelds)

  1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY3125). [1]
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Threlkeld is the 13551st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2237 individuals. Threlkeld is most common among White (86.54%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map
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