Thorney Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Thorney Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Thorney; or Dweller at 1 the Thorn-Island [Old English porn + i(e)g] 2 the Thorn-Enclosure [Old English porn + haga] Thorney, Camb., was the Anglo-Saxon porníg. Thorney (Island), Sussex, and Thorney (Island), Westminster, were both Torneia in Latin deeds of the Anglo-Saxon period.

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Thorney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1421:20,2111,765
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Canada511:722,46357,796
England451:1,238,17956,985
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales71:442,07621,198
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Thorney (30) may also be a first name.

Thorney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Thorney; or Dweller at 1 the Thorn-Island [Old English porn + i(e)g] 2 the Thorn-Enclosure [Old English porn + haga] Thorney, Camb., was the Anglo-Saxon porníg. Thorney (Island), Sussex, and Thorney (Island), Westminster, were both Torneia in Latin deeds of the Anglo-Saxon period. Thorney, Notts, was Thornhawe and Thornehawe in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Tornai. Tournay; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Thorney Last Name Facts

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

Thorney is found in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thorney.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorney? popularity and diffusion

Thorney is the 730,373rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. Thorney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Thorney reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Thorney is also the 1,911,214th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 20,211. In Jamaica Thorney is most frequent in: Middlesex County, where 92 percent are found and Surrey County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Jamaica Thorney occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Thorney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thorney last name grew 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorney surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thorney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $51,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.12% more than the national average, earning $59,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorniey930/
Thorrney930/
Thorne9256,663/
Torney922,476/
Tourney86504/
Tharney8641/
Thornye865/
Thorned863/
Therney863/
Toorney862/
Thornøe862/
Thornee862/
Thornea861/
Thornoe861/
Tuorney860/
Thornie860/
Tornney860/
Thoorne860/
Torne8311,694/
Torny83131/
Thorness8081/
Thorneus8013/
Thornner802/
Tourneys802/
Tornniey800/
Theerney800/
Tournney800/
Thorrner800/
Thornnea800/
Tornes774,693/
Torner772,522/
Tornyi772,334/
Tornez772,150/
Tornea771,898/
Tornay771,829/
Tourne771,119/
Tarney77420/
Tourny77247/
Terney77214/
Tornøe77165/
Thörne77158/
Tornet77125/
Tornoe7791/
Toerne7769/
Thorna7754/
Therne7741/
Tornee7731/
Tornue7723/
Tornoy7714/
Thorni778/
Tornei776/
Tornée776/
Tharne775/
Tornye773/
Torned772/
Tornge772/
Tohrne771/
Torhne771/
Tornae771/
Torrne771/
Thornh771/
Tornie771/
Tornyo771/
Tuorny770/
Tornny770/
Toorne770/
Tornuy770/
Toyrne770/
Tharny770/
Toorny770/
Tournay713,145/
Tornyie711,137/
Tournie71667/
Tournet71508/
Torneus71236/
Tournoy71212/
Tournes71131/
Torgnes7164/
Tourner7161/
Tournee7150/
Tournez7146/
Thernøe7129/
Thornér7123/
Torness7122/
Thornau7118/
Torgner7117/
Thornit7116/
Taerney7113/
Tornett7110/
Toorner718/
Torneth716/
Tornhed715/
Tornejo714/
Thernay714/
Tharnet714/
Torenne713/
Tornets711/
Torrnes711/
Torrnez711/
Thaurne711/
Terrney711/
Thornat711/
Thornhi711/
Targney711/
Tarneya711/
Tornoys711/
Tournée711/
Tornayi711/
Tornest711/
Tourneu711/
Thornäs711/
Tharnee711/
Tharnye711/
Teerney710/
Tuirney710/
Tornnie710/
Teurney710/
Tornner710/
Thornna710/
Tarneey710/
Tournea710/
Thornga710/
Tarnney710/
Torna672,451/
Torni67509/
Terne67343/
Tourenne67340/
Tarne67267/
Torné67157/
Törne67118/
Thornitt6733/
Tournoys6719/
Tournaye6711/
Tornehed677/
Torgness675/
Tärne675/
Thornash674/
Thornhøj674/
Tarny673/
Therenny672/
Tournead671/
Tournouy671/
Thornish671/
Tornè671/
Tornehøj671/
Tornejos671/
Torionne671/
Tourneij671/
Thornnas670/
Thorniss670/

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