Thum

Borrowed from German Thum.

Thum (plural Thums)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thum is the 35246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Thum is most common among White (88.11%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Muth

See the main lemma.

• IPA^(key): /tuːm/

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Thum m (strong, genitive Thums or Thumes, plural Thume)

1. Obsolete form of Dom (“cathedral”) [usual until 17th c., rare uses until ca. 1800]