Thornes Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Thornes 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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Thornes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:763,07159,419
England3001:185,72716,605
Norway1261:40,8125,820
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ireland181:261,6089,673
France131:5,109,440259,941
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Thornes 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

Pl., and genit., of Thorn(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"The name is local, from Thornes in the parish of Shenstone, in the county of Stafford, where Robert, son of Roger de la Thorne, was resident early in the fourteenth century." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thornes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thornes occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thornes is the 355,667th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,130,671 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Thornes reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 763,071. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 19 percent are found, Maryland, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Norway, where 12 percent are found.

Thornes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thornes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thornes last name increased 3,167 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thornes last name are 16.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thornes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning 408,287 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning R 274,776 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.34% more than the national average, earning $62,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorness9381/
Thorneus9313/
Thoernes931/
Tornes924,693/
Tornese86589/
Torneus86236/
Thernes86153/
Tournes86131/
Torgnes8664/
Torness8622/
Torrnes861/
Tornets861/
Tornest861/
Thornäs861/
Tornies860/
Therneus80148/
Torgness805/
Thernesz804/
Tornesse804/
Tourneys802/
Tharnesh801/
Thornish801/
Thernezs801/
Thorniss800/
Ternes775,043/
Tornez772,150/
Tornis7748/
Tarnes7726/
Tornés7710/
Tornäs774/
Torenneas750/
Terneus71959/
Tornyos71748/
Tournis71127/
Tournez7146/
Tornais7122/
Thörnäs7121/
Terness7119/
Tarness7118/
Törneås7113/
Taarnes7110/
Ternies719/
Ternesø717/
Tornish717/
Tornice717/
Tournès714/
Tarnest713/
Torniss712/
Tournex711/
Torrnez711/
Teernes711/
Terneas711/
Terrnes711/
Tarnesh711/
Tornoys711/
Törneus711/
Terneis711/
Ternesh711/
Thornix710/
Tournois672,363/
Tharnish67308/
Tourneix67114/
Thernish6722/
Tournoys6719/
Torniche6711/
Thornnix673/
Tourniez671/
Tournais671/
Taarness671/
Tahrnish671/
Thernois671/

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