Thornberg Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Thornberg Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'towering mountain'. It comes from Scandinavian Germanic languages, anglicized throughout the Viking invasion of England.

ᚦ means 'tower', pronounced thorn. It is called thurisaz in Scandinavian runic or simply th.

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Thornberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7391:490,47241,410
Sweden4311:22,8461,876
Denmark2041:27,6702,854
England111:5,065,278148,650
Finland111:499,70030,478
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

The alternate forms: Thörnberg (195) are calculated separately.

Thornberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'towering mountain'. It comes from Scandinavian Germanic languages, anglicized throughout the Viking invasion of England.

ᚦ means 'tower', pronounced thorn. It is called thurisaz in Scandinavian runic or simply th.

Berg means 'mountain' or 'castle'.

- lagnar

Thornberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thornberg is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Thörnberg. For other possible spellings of Thornberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thornberg is the 273,923rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. The last name Thornberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Thornberg are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Thornberg is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 490,472. In The United States Thornberg is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Connecticut, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 30 percent reside and Denmark, where 14 percent reside.

Thornberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thornberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thornberg surname rose 577 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thornberg last name are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Thornberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.96% less than the national average, earning 252,790 kr per year and in United States they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $43,582 USD per year.

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