Thornbery Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Thornbery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornborough,' Oxfordshire, or Thornbury, Exeter, Herefordshire, &c.; also Thonborough in Allerton Mauleverer, near Knaresborough, Yorkshire With the Yorkshire variant Thornber, compare the pronunciation Sedber for Sedbergh, in the same county.

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Thornbery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales41:773,63329,106
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Thornbery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornborough,' Oxfordshire, or Thornbury, Exeter, Herefordshire, &c.; also Thonborough in Allerton Mauleverer, near Knaresborough, Yorkshire With the Yorkshire variant Thornber, compare the pronunciation Sedber for Sedbergh, in the same county.

Ricardus de Thornbargh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Thombrughe: History and Traditions of Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, W. Nicholls.

Robert Thoraeboroughe, 1541: ibid.

1575. Edward Thoraeboroughe, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at the Thorn-Hill [Old English porn + beorh, a hill] 2 conf. with Thornbury, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of Thornber was represented by Thornbur in Gloucestershire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Thornbery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thornbery occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornbery? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Thornbery is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Thornbery are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Thornbery is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 22 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Thornbery occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Thornbery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thornbery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thornbery last name decreased 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornbery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Thornbery last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thornbery surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Thornbery earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $54,411 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thornberry953,953/
Thornbory8910/
Tornberry890/
Tharnberry840/
Turnberry7818/
Thornbore781/
Ternberry780/
Tormbera717/
Ternbereh671/
Thormbare671/
Torrenuera631/
Tornwiri591/
Terimbere5637/
Terembere562/

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