Threlkeld
English
Etymology
The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).
Proper noun
Threlkeld (countable and uncountable, plural Threlkelds)
- A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3125).
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Threlkeld”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.