Thornbrough Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thornbrough Surname Definition:

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

Thornbrough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Thornbrough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

(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

Thornbrough Last Name Facts

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

Thornbrough is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornbrough? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 791,719th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name Thornbrough occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Thornbrough live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 1,026,796. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States Thornbrough is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Thornbrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thornbrough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thornbrough surname increased 512 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thornbrough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thornbrough surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Thornbrough earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $41,568 USD per year.

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