Thornly Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Thornly Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Thornley; or Dweller at the Thorn-Lea [Old English pom + leáh (Middle English ley, lay] But the 13th-cent. forms of the Lanc.
Read More About This SurnameThornly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Thornly (6) may also be a first name.
Thornly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Thornley; or Dweller at the Thorn-Lea [Old English pom + leáh (Middle English ley, lay] But the 13th-cent. forms of the Lanc. Thornley, Thornedelegh and Thornedeley, show that the meaning here is Thorn- Head Lea [Old English heáfod, head, high ground, upper part]
User-submitted Reference
Members of the Thornley family also went to Jamaica. Richard and Ralph Bower (christening record says Boore) Thornley, sons of Captain Thomas Thornley (Thorneley) of Glossop, who eventually moved to Ireland, went to Jamaica and settled in the paris of Vere. Ralph died without issue. Ralph has many descendants. Most of have migrated to the US and Canada and some migrated to England in the 1800s
- anonymous submissionThornly Demographics
Average Thornly Salary in
United States
$26,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thornly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thornly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thornly is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thornly? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Thornly reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 6 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 50 percent live, New York, where 25 percent live and South Carolina, where 25 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.
Thornly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Thornly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thornly surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thornly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Thornly earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrinley | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thrinlay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Trenly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Trinly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Trinley | 71 | 58 | / |
| Threnli | 71 | 14 | / |
| Trinlay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Traenly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Threnla | 71 | 0 | / |
| Throenle | 67 | 34 | / |
| Thrinlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tremnlay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trennley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tresnley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Trinle | 62 | 6 | / |
| Trönli | 62 | 6 | / |
| Trinli | 62 | 1 | / |
| Trönle | 62 | 1 | / |
| Trinlé | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tremly | 62 | 1 | / |
| Trimly | 62 | 0 | / |
| Trinler | 57 | 233 | / |
| Tremley | 57 | 17 | / |
| Tremlay | 57 | 17 | / |
| Troenli | 57 | 11 | / |
| Trinlit | 57 | 7 | / |
| Trinlie | 57 | 0 | / |
| Trenlie | 57 | 0 | / |
| Trinlle | 57 | 0 | / |
| Trenler | 57 | 0 | / |
| Trimley | 57 | 0 | / |
| Trinlaus | 53 | 1 | / |
| Trinlett | 53 | 0 | / |
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