Thorndike Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Thorndike Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorn-dike,' from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot; v. Thorn and Dyke.

1620. Edward Thorndicke: Register of the University of Oxford.

1696. Baptised — William, s.

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Thorndike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8371:433,04537,325
England2461:226,49618,955
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Australia601:449,92835,109
Peru441:722,36616,614
Wales121:257,87814,969
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Thorndike (33) may also be a first name.

Thorndike Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorn-dike,' from residence thereby. I cannot find the spot; v. Thorn and Dyke.

1620. Edward Thorndicke: Register of the University of Oxford.

1696. Baptised — William, s. Herbert Thorndicke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1806. Married — John Thorndyke and Elizabeth Nunn: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at theTHORN- Dike [Old English porn + díc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on, or near, a dike where thornbushes grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Thorndike Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorndike is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thorndike.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorndike? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,533rd most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,601,496 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Thorndike are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Thorndike is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 433,045. In The United States Thorndike is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Thorndike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorndike has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorndike Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thorndike surname are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thorndike earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,691 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.43% more than the national average, earning R 338,460 per year and in United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,512 USD per year.

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