Thornington Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Thornington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thornington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Thornington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thornington is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Thornington reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Thornington is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kansas, where 52 percent are found, New York, where 27 percent are found and Alabama, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

Thornington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thornington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thornington surname declined 13 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thornington are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Thornington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $45,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $46,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tornington951/
Turnington8633/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thornington
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