Silverthorne Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Silverthorne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the silver-thorn,' from residence thereby; compare Thorn and Hawthorn.

Roger Selverthorn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Selverthorn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Silverthorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8401:431,49937,217
Canada3691:99,85310,844
England3351:166,32315,397
Wales851:36,4063,615
Australia571:473,60936,415
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Silverthorne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the silver-thorn,' from residence thereby; compare Thorn and Hawthorn.

Roger Selverthorn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Selverthorn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1693. Thomas Denkin and Amy Silverthorne: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1765. Married — Thomas Cockett and Sarah Silverthorne: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller by a White Thorn [Dialectal English silver, white; Old English seolfor, silver + Old English þorn, thorn-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Silverthorne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Silverthorne Come From? nationality or country of origin

Silverthorne occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silverthorne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 227,600th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,089,532 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Silverthorne live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Silverthorne is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 431,499. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Silverthorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silverthorne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silverthorne surname increased 1,714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silverthorne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silverthorne surname are 11.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.18% registered with the party.

The amount Silverthorne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning R 255,696 per year; in United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $51,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silverthorn962,090/
Silverthrone922/
Silverthoern921/
Silverthornw921/
Silverthoron921/
Silvertorn911/
Silverthron871/
Silvirthorn870/
Selverthorn870/
Silverthornová854/

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