Thornto Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Thornto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thornto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thornto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thornto occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Thornto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Thornto reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Thornto is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 29 percent are found, Washington, where 29 percent are found and Florida, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and China, where 11 percent are found.

Thornto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thornto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thornto last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thornto Last Name Statistics demography

Thornto earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorntou931/
Torento86117/
Torinto865/
Torrento801,648/
Toriento8020/
Torrinto802/
Toorento801/
Torentos801/
Tarnto771/
Ternto771/
Torrentos7519/
Torriento751/
Tarento71136/
Tarinto717/
Terento711/
Torrenta6789/
Tarrento6722/
Torrentó6716/
Tourenta679/
Torrentà677/
Torrinta671/
Tharintha634/
Torrienta631/
Terenta5756/
Tarenta5747/
Tarinta573/
Taurenta5338/
Terrenta5318/
Tarrenta538/
Tarenteau504/
Tarentaas501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Thornto
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