Thornhill Surname
Approximately 18,457 people bear this surname
Thornhill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornhill,' an extensive parish six miles from Wakefield, Yorkshire Thornell is a manifest variant. There is also Thornhill, a tithing in the parish of Stalbridge, Dorset.
Walter de Thornhulle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameThornhill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,122 | 1:35,809 | 4,461 |
| England | 3,846 | 1:14,487 | 2,135 |
| Canada | 1,359 | 1:27,112 | 3,609 |
| Australia | 723 | 1:37,338 | 4,889 |
| Guyana | 448 | 1:1,701 | 302 |
| South Africa | 438 | 1:123,693 | 14,598 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Barbados | 271 | 1:1,061 | 253 |
| Ireland | 189 | 1:24,915 | 2,377 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 178 | 1:7,663 | 1,132 |
| Scotland | 117 | 1:45,759 | 4,089 |
| Wales | 87 | 1:35,569 | 3,540 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| Grenada | 32 | 1:3,392 | 511 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Montserrat | 7 | 1:707 | 123 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 155 | 1:28,580 | 2,951 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,850 | 1:13,176 | 1,989 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,247 | 1:40,272 | 4,737 |
Thornhill (58) may also be a first name.
Thornhill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornhill,' an extensive parish six miles from Wakefield, Yorkshire Thornell is a manifest variant. There is also Thornhill, a tithing in the parish of Stalbridge, Dorset.
Walter de Thornhulle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Willelraus Thornyll, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Leticia de Thornhyll, 1379: ibid.
1580. Robert Curtys and Katherine Thornell: Marriage Lic (London).
1661. Married — William Thornhill and Jane Terrill: St. James, Clerkenwell.
John de Thornhille who had a protection while serving in Galloway in 1296 (Sain, II, 845) may have derived his name from Thornhill on the Nith in Dumfriesshire.
(English) belonging to Thornhill; or Dweller at the THORN-Tree Hill [Old English porn + hyll] Thornhill, Yorks, the Domesday Tornil, was Thornyll and Thornhyll in the 14th cent.
A parish in Yorkshire. The family, who were there seated until the elder line ended in an heiress, 45. Edw. III., traced their descent from Gerneber, a noble Saxon, who possessed large tracts of laud before the Conquest. B.L.G.
A location name in Derbyshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Yorkshire.
Thornhill Demographics
Thornhill Religious Adherence
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Thornhill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thornhill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thornhill has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thornhill click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thornhill? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thornhill is the 29,078th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 394,839 people. The surname Thornhill occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Thornhill are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Thornhill is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 58 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 10,122 people, or 1 in 35,809. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Thornhill exists in 60 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Thornhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Thornhill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thornhill surname rose 812 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 122 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,463 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 483 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thornhill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Thornhill surname is chiefly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Thornhill last name are 13.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.89% registered with the political party.
The amount Thornhill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning 394,051 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.57% more than the national average, earning R 419,592 per year; in United States they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $42,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $49,903 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorrnhill | 95 | 0 | / |
| Thournhill | 95 | 0 | / |
| Tornhill | 94 | 26 | / |
| Thornhil | 94 | 13 | / |
| Thornhll | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thornille | 89 | 9 | / |
| Thérnhill | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thernhill | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thornuill | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tharnhill | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thornhell | 89 | 0 | / |
| Thornile | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thornhelt | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tournaille | 74 | 221 | / |
| Tärnhäll | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tornelle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thornele | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tournelle | 67 | 405 | / |
| Tornesell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tornyle | 63 | 4 | / |
| Tornele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tarnail | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tornesel | 59 | 9 | / |
| Tarnele | 50 | 1 | / |
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