Thorn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Thorn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Thorn family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 601
General Labourer 77
Agricultural Labourer 67
Domestic Servant 40
General Servant Domestic 37
Dress Maker 37
Living On Own Means 37
Carpenter 34
Labourer 31
Laundress 29
General Servant 21
Coal Miner 17
Farm Labourer 16
Farmer 16
Living On Her Own Means 15
Gardener 15
Straw Plaiter 13
Tailor 13
Dressmaker 12
Clerk 12
Carman 12
Cook Domestic Servant 11
Grocer 11
Printer 10
Shoe Maker 10

Thorn Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Thorn is the 2nd most popular variant of Thorne.

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