Thorne Surname

9,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,663 people bear this surname

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

Thorne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorn' or thorns, i.e. thorn-bush, or clump of thorns. There is a parish of Thorne in the Diocese York, and Thornes in the Diocese Ripon.

William ad Spinam, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Thorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,4421:14,2461,779
England13,5171:4,122556
Canada5,8271:6,323932
Australia4,2951:6,285917
South Africa2,0771:26,0853,338
Wales1,2991:2,382262
New Zealand8791:5,152829
Guyana3141:2,427441
Barbados3101:927228
Trinidad and Tobago2981:4,577747
Scotland2581:20,7512,403
Ireland2261:20,8362,131
Panama2211:17,7031,244
France2071:320,88348,728
Peru1801:176,5788,670
Colombia951:502,8857,063
Jersey911:1,090141
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
Thailand861:821,376131,940
India671:11,448,737210,278
Jamaica631:45,5552,772
Norway551:93,49612,846
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Spain491:954,12336,393
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Grenada411:2,647428
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Bermuda311:2,106336
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines231:4,898600
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malta181:23,9041,289
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
China111:124,301,9616,553
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Finland91:610,74534,002
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Swaziland91:144,244719
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vatican City11:1174
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,0151:4,052589
Wales2601:6,032395
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Jersey181:2,882475
Guernsey101:3,266579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1141:23,7552,957

The alternate forms: Thörne (158) are calculated separately.

Thorne (598) may also be a first name.

Thorne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the thorn' or thorns, i.e. thorn-bush, or clump of thorns. There is a parish of Thorne in the Diocese York, and Thornes in the Diocese Ripon.

William ad Spinam, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Thorne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John de Thorn, Devon, ibid.

Walter de la Thorne, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I.

Adam atte Thorne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William de Thorn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Roger atte Thorn, Close Rolls, 3 Henry VI.

Robert atte Thornes, ibid., 25 Edward III.

1579. Philip Thorne and Elizabeth Hammond, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1746. Married — Thomas Thornes and Sarah Traelove: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) 1 Dweller by a Thorn- Tree [Old English porn] Roger atte Thorn.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1424-5.

2 Dweller at the Sign of the Thorn.

And Oliver the dyer at the Thome.— Pasqnin, Night-Cap, A.D. 1612; Lower.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller near a thornbush.

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

A location name in Yorkshire and Suffolk in the Domesday Book, Torn. Or from the Old Norse, Thórny; from the Danish, Thorning; from the Dutch, Thorn; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thorne Last Name Facts

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

Thorne (Arabic: ثورن, Marathi: थॉनर्) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Thörne. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,939th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 128,612 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Thorne live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 341,904th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 598 people.

The surname Thorne is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 25,442 people, or 1 in 14,246. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 103 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Thorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorne has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 956 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 646 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Thorne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (66%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Thorne surname are 5.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thorne earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.01% more than the national average, earning 477,620 kr per year; in Peru they earn 157.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,874 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning R 236,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning $17,939,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $44,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $48,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thörne94158/
Thorney92397/
Thorned923/
Thornøe922/
Thornee922/
Thornea921/
Thornie920/
Thoorne920/
Thorn9162,376/
Torne9111,694/
Thorness8681/
Thornner862/
Thorniey860/
Thorrney860/
Thorrner860/
Thornnea860/
Tornes834,693/
Thorén833,029/
Torner832,522/
Torney832,476/
Thorin832,277/
Tornez832,150/
Tornea831,898/
Thoren831,864/
Tourne831,119/
Tornøe83165/
Tornet83125/
Toerne8369/
Therne8341/
Tornee8331/
Thourn8330/
Thornn838/
Thorni838/
Thorèn837/
Thoryn836/
Tornei836/
Tornée836/
Tharne835/
Thornø835/
Torned832/
Tornge832/
Tohrne831/
Torhne831/
Torrne831/
Thornh831/
Tornie831/
Thornd830/
Toorne830/
Toyrne830/
Torn801,992/
Tournie77667/
Tournet77508/
Tourney77504/
Thoreen77222/
Tournes77131/
Torgnes7764/
Thourin7763/
Tourner7761/
Thohrem7759/
Tournee7750/
Tournez7746/
Tharney7741/
Thoiren7731/
Thorzén7730/
Thernøe7729/
Thouren7724/
Thornér7723/
Torness7722/
Thoirin7717/
Torgner7717/
Thornit7716/
Tornett7710/
Toorner778/
Thorren778/
Torneth776/
Thorien775/
Tornhed775/
Tharnet774/
Torenne773/
Therney773/
Toorney772/
Thoresn772/
Thornth772/
Thorzen772/
Tornets771/
Torrnes771/
Torrnez771/
Thaurne771/
Thornhi771/
Tournée771/
Thorend771/
Tornest771/
Tourneu771/
Thornäs771/
Thorrin771/
Thorinn771/
Thornqu771/
Tharnee771/
Tuorney770/
Tornney770/
Tornnie770/
Tornner770/
Thornna770/
Tournea770/
Torin734,045/
Tourn732,483/
Torna732,451/
Toren731,492/
Torni73509/
Toorn73441/
Torén73365/
Torem73356/
Terne73343/
Tarne73267/
Toryn73179/
Torng73178/
Torné73157/
Torny73131/
Törne73118/
Tharn7367/
Torrn7314/
Tärne735/
Torín733/
Tornø733/
Htorn731/
Tornt731/
Tornè731/
Tuorn731/
Torèn731/
Tourenne71340/
Thornitt7133/
Thorrion7131/
Thorrend7111/
Thoureen7110/
Tornehed717/
Torgness715/
Thornhøj714/
Thorreem713/
Thorring712/
Thorrent712/
Tourneys712/
Tournead711/
Thornish711/
Tornehøj711/
Torionne711/
Tourneij711/
Uamthorn711/
Tornniey710/
Theerney710/
Tournney710/
Thorniss710/
Toring673,983/
Torion673,766/
Tornyi672,334/
Tahrin671,935/
Tornay671,829/
Torina671,806/
Tharin671,445/
Tornai671,170/
Torren671,086/
Torrem67858/
Tarner67501/
Tarney67420/
Tourny67247/
Terney67214/
Tourna67175/
Tourin67171/
Tornio67167/
Tooren67163/
Tourné67156/
Torenc67135/
Torien67110/
Toryna67108/
Torrin6795/
Tosrin6794/
Tourni6778/
Touren6763/
Tharen6757/
Terneu6752/
Ternei6750/
Tornis6748/
Tarnge6745/
Tornij6742/
Toräng6740/
Torinc6735/
Tornip6733/
Toreng6732/
Tarnet6729/
Tourem6728/
Tarnes6726/
Taharn6724/
Torent6720/
Toruen6720/
Tourrenne6719/
Thaurenne6719/
Toreen6717/
Tarnea6717/
Tornoi6717/
Tharni6716/
Torgin6715/
Ternne6715/
Toirin6714/
Tornoy6714/
Tarnee6712/
Tarneh6711/
Tornés6710/
Tohrin679/
Tornér678/
Törnei678/
Toryon677/
Torzyn676/
Tahren676/
Torenn675/
Torngi675/
Tarnez674/
Tornäs674/
Torend674/
Tharén674/
Ternie673/
Therni673/
Ternej673/
Torñea673/
Teïrne672/
Tehrni672/
Toiren672/
Toorin672/
Tornaj672/
Tarnne672/
Tornéz672/
Torrén672/
Theurn671/
Tarnie671/
Toorna671/
Totrin671/
Tourng671/
Ternee671/
Tornaa671/
Ternea671/
Torync671/
Torinn671/
Tojren671/
Tournè671/
Tarnej671/
Toreun671/
Tornyo671/
Touringue671/
Tuorny670/
Tornny670/
Tornuy670/
Torenneas670/
Tharny670/
Toorny670/

Thorne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thorne in the Marathi language
थॉनर्thonar80
थोरणेthorane20
Thorne in the Arabic language
ثورنthwrn-

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