Thornly Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Botswana

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.

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Thornly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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 submission

Thornly Last Name Facts

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

Thornly is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornly? popularity and diffusion

Thornly is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Thornly live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thornly is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 6 people.

The surname Thornly is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 50 percent reside, New York, where 25 percent reside and South Carolina, where 25 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Thornly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thornly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thornly last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thornly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thrinley804/
Thrinlay802/
Trenly770/
Trinly770/
Trinley7158/
Threnli7114/
Trinlay715/
Traenly711/
Threnla710/
Throenle6734/
Thrinlee671/
Tremnlay671/
Trennley670/
Tresnley670/
Trinle626/
Trönli626/
Trinli621/
Trönle621/
Trinlé621/
Tremly621/
Trimly620/
Trinler57233/
Tremley5717/
Tremlay5717/
Troenli5711/
Trinlit577/
Trinlie570/
Trenlie570/
Trinlle570/
Trenler570/
Trimley570/
Trinlaus531/
Trinlett530/

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