Thorn Name Meaning: An English name for a dwelling surrounded by a thorn hedge/bush.
A name given to someone who lived in a thorn hedge/bush settlement or who was named after a place named 'Thornton'.
Discover how your Thorn ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 100 |
| Buckinghamshire | 172 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 57 |
| Cheshire | 23 |
| Cornwall | 42 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 459 |
| Dorset | 107 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 113 |
| Gloucestershire | 154 |
| Hampshire | 287 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 62 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 69 |
| Lancashire | 43 |
| Leicestershire | 15 |
| Lincolnshire | 31 |
| London | 581 |
| Middlesex | 59 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 36 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 18 |
| Oxfordshire | 35 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 16 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 239 |
| Surrey | 34 |
| Sussex | 18 |
| Staffordshire | 14 |
| Warwickshire | 35 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 99 |
| Worcestershire | 31 |
| Yorkshire | 43 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 82 |
| Pembrokeshire | 15 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 403 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 201 |
| House Servant | 87 |
| Labourer | 56 |
| Farm Labourer | 51 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Plaiter | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Farm Servant | 25 |
| Straw Plaiter | 20 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| General Servant | 17 |
| Annuitant | 16 |
| Errand Boy | 15 |
| At Home | 15 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Ag Labourer | 12 |
| House Keeper | 12 |
| Mason | 12 |
| Lace Maker | 10 |
| Scholar At Home | 10 |
| Shoe Binder | 10 |
| Labourer Son | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Thorn | 2,073 |
| Mary Thorn | 1,766 |
| John Thorn | 1,559 |
| Elizabeth Thorn | 1,336 |
| George Thorn | 1,107 |
| Sarah Thorn | 1,010 |
| Thomas Thorn | 972 |
| James Thorn | 933 |
| Henry Thorn | 763 |
| Ann Thorn | 690 |
| Charles Thorn | 653 |
| Eliza Thorn | 604 |
| Jane Thorn | 585 |
| Frederick Thorn | 441 |
| Ellen Thorn | 423 |
| Emma Thorn | 417 |
| Joseph Thorn | 417 |
| Richard Thorn | 390 |
| Annie Thorn | 345 |
| Alfred Thorn | 341 |
| Emily Thorn | 326 |
| Alice Thorn | 324 |
| Robert Thorn | 304 |
| Edward Thorn | 295 |
| Samuel Thorn | 272 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorne | 83% | 48,701 |
| 2 | Thorn | 100% | 29,697 |
| 3 | Athorn | 83% | 1,243 |
| 4 | Throne | 50% | 827 |
| 5 | Eathorne | 63% | 708 |
| 6 | Athron | 50% | 282 |
| 7 | Thron | 60% | 227 |
| 8 | Thurn | 80% | 203 |
| 9 | Tharne | 67% | 155 |
The surname Thorn is the 2nd most popular variant of Thorne.