Thorne Surname
Approximately 56,663 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameThorne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,442 | 1:14,246 | 1,779 |
| England | 13,517 | 1:4,122 | 556 |
| Canada | 5,827 | 1:6,323 | 932 |
| Australia | 4,295 | 1:6,285 | 917 |
| South Africa | 2,077 | 1:26,085 | 3,338 |
| Wales | 1,299 | 1:2,382 | 262 |
| New Zealand | 879 | 1:5,152 | 829 |
| Guyana | 314 | 1:2,427 | 441 |
| Barbados | 310 | 1:927 | 228 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 298 | 1:4,577 | 747 |
| Scotland | 258 | 1:20,751 | 2,403 |
| Ireland | 226 | 1:20,836 | 2,131 |
| Panama | 221 | 1:17,703 | 1,244 |
| France | 207 | 1:320,883 | 48,728 |
| Peru | 180 | 1:176,578 | 8,670 |
| Colombia | 95 | 1:502,885 | 7,063 |
| Jersey | 91 | 1:1,090 | 141 |
| Zimbabwe | 88 | 1:175,435 | 21,257 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Jamaica | 63 | 1:45,555 | 2,772 |
| Norway | 55 | 1:93,496 | 12,846 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Grenada | 41 | 1:2,647 | 428 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Bermuda | 31 | 1:2,106 | 336 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23 | 1:4,898 | 600 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vatican City | 1 | 1:117 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,015 | 1:4,052 | 589 |
| Wales | 260 | 1:6,032 | 395 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Jersey | 18 | 1:2,882 | 475 |
| Guernsey | 10 | 1:3,266 | 579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,114 | 1:23,755 | 2,957 |
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.
(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.
Place name in England.
(English) Dweller near a thornbush.
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.
Thorne Demographics
Average Male Thorne Height
176.62 cm
Average Female Thorne Height
161.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Thorne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thorne (Arabic: ثورن, Marathi: थॉनर्) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Thörne. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorne? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,939th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 128,612 people. The last name Thorne occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Thorne are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 341,904th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 598 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 25,442 people, or 1 in 14,246. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 103 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.
Thorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thorne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thorne last name 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 devotion of those holding the Thorne last name is predominantly Anglican (66%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Thorne surname are 5.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.31% registered to vote for the 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
Thorne Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thorne in the Marathi language | ||
| थॉनर् | thonar | 80 |
| थोरणे | thorane | 20 |
| Thorne in the Arabic language | ||
| ثورن | thwrn | - |
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