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Where Does The Last Name Thornson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Thornson occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,806,862^nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Thornson is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Thornson are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Thornson is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Thornson is most numerous in: California, where 26 percent reside, Indiana, where 18 percent reside and Colorado, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Denmark, where 7 percent reside.

Thornson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Thornson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thornson last name fell 38 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thornson Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Thornson last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thornson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.02% less than the national average, earning $39,240 CAD per year.