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Across the world, Thurston (Thurston ) is quite a rare masculine forename. The given name Thurston is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare male name, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, South Africa, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Thurston is the last name as well as the forename.
Thurston is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Thurston Howell, III , the fictional character, Gilligan's Island.