title: Thurmond (surname)
text: # Thurmond (surname)
  
  Thurmond is a surname.
  
  Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Aretha Thurmond (born 1976), American discus thrower
  * Chris Thurmond (born c. 1951), American football coach
  * J. M. Thurmond (1836–1882), mayor of Dallas, Texas from 1879–1880
  * James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born 1972), American politician, son of Strom Thurmond
  * Mark Thurmond (born 1956), American baseball pitcher
  * Mike Thurmond (born 1953), American school district superintendent and politician
  * Nate Thurmond (1941–2016), American basketball player
  * Paul Thurmond (born 1976), American politician, son of Strom Thurmond
  * Sarah Thurmond 18th-century English actress
  * Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), American senator
  * Walter Thurmond (born 1987), American football player who plays cornerback in the National Football League
  