Throckmorton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849).

OriginOld English þroc →
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Meanings

proper nounThrockmorton (countable and uncountable, plural Throckmortons)

plural Throckmortons · alternative Throgmorton

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849).
    2. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Throckmorton County, Texas, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishþroc“beam bridge”
  2. EnglishThrockmorton

Possibly from Old English þroc (“beam bridge”) + mere (“pool”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Throckmorton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throckmorton

MLA

“Throckmorton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throckmorton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Throckmorton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throckmorton.

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