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
Average Thornhill Salary in
United States
$42,473 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thornhill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thornhill Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thornhill occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thornhill? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,078th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 394,839 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Thornhill live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thornhill is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 58 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,122 people, or 1 in 35,809. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Thornhill is found in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Thornhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Thornhill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thornhill last name increased 812 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 122 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,463 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 483 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thornhill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States Thornhill are 13.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.89% registered with the 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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