Thornbury Surname
Approximately 1,938 people bear this surname
Thornbury 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.
Read More About This SurnameThornbury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,124 | 1:322,472 | 29,379 |
| Australia | 245 | 1:110,187 | 12,273 |
| England | 177 | 1:314,791 | 23,605 |
| Northern Ireland | 123 | 1:15,000 | 2,046 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Ireland | 52 | 1:90,557 | 5,084 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 50 | 1:88,597 | 5,964 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 204 | 1:119,487 | 11,415 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 210 | 1:239,137 | 19,985 |
Thornbury 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.
(English) belonging to Thornbury (Glouc.: a.d. 896 Thornburh, ‘tó Thornbyrig,’ dat.; Heref.: 'æt Thornbyrig ’, dat.— 'Wulfgeates Cwide’ [Will]; Devon, etc.) = the Thorn-Stronghold [Old English porn + burh, a fortified place] The Herefordsh. parish includes "Wall Hill treble-ditched camp.”
(English) 1 Dweller at the Thorn-Hill [Old English porn + beorh, a hill] 2 conf. with Thornbury, q.v.
Parishes and places in cos. Devon, Gloucester, Hereford, &c.
The name of Thornber was represented by Thornbur in Gloucestershire in the 13th century (H. R.).
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Thornbury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thornbury Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thornbury occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thornbury? popularity and diffusion
Thornbury is the 212,518th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,760,344 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Thornbury are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,124 people, or 1 in 322,472. In The United States Thornbury is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Kentucky, where 15 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Thornbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thornbury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thornbury surname increased 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 104 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thornbury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Thornbury surname is primarily Catholic (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Thornbury last name are 24.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.95% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thornbury earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,456 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornburry | 95 | 8 | / |
| Thornebury | 95 | 2 | / |
| Tornbury | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thornbery | 89 | 83 | / |
| Thornbory | 89 | 10 | / |
| Thronbury | 89 | 2 | / |
| Thornburh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thornbour | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thornbure | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thornberry | 84 | 3,953 | / |
| Thronebury | 84 | 50 | / |
| Thornburjh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thornber | 82 | 1,352 | / |
| Thornbro | 82 | 86 | / |
| Thornbor | 82 | 13 | / |
| Thorneberry | 80 | 24 | / |
| Thorenburge | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thrownebury | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thornbrue | 78 | 138 | / |
| Thornabar | 78 | 24 | / |
| Thornboro | 78 | 3 | / |
| Thronbary | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thornbore | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thornberr | 78 | 0 | / |
| Thornbrugh | 74 | 452 | / |
| Thurnbauer | 74 | 74 | / |
| Thronberry | 74 | 34 | / |
| Thronebery | 74 | 6 | / |
| Thrunberry | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tharnberry | 74 | 0 | / |
| Thronber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tharnber | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thornbrough | 70 | 356 | / |
| Thornebrugh | 70 | 3 | / |
| Thorn-Perry | 70 | 1 | / |
| Thornbraugh | 70 | 0 | / |
| Thornborugh | 70 | 0 | / |
| Thurnhuber | 63 | 145 | / |
| Thernbrugh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Throneberry | 60 | 863 | / |
| Thernbrough | 60 | 0 | / |
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