Thorne Name Meaning: An English name for a dwelling surrounded by a thorn hedge/bush.
A name which was made popular after the Norman Conquest. May have been given to someone who lived in a thorn hedge/bush settlement or who was named after a place named 'Thornton'.
Discover how your Thorne ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 99 |
| Buckinghamshire | 353 |
| Berkshire | 165 |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 23 |
| Cornwall | 55 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 33 |
| Devon | 988 |
| Dorset | 488 |
| Durham | 76 |
| Essex | 342 |
| Gloucestershire | 492 |
| Hampshire | 679 |
| Herefordshire | 32 |
| Hertfordshire | 145 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 278 |
| Lancashire | 333 |
| Leicestershire | 118 |
| Lincolnshire | 22 |
| London | 1,644 |
| Middlesex | 411 |
| Northumberland | 39 |
| Norfolk | 126 |
| Northamptonshire | 47 |
| Nottinghamshire | 81 |
| Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 28 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 1,036 |
| Surrey | 354 |
| Sussex | 143 |
| Staffordshire | 127 |
| Warwickshire | 205 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 209 |
| Worcestershire | 89 |
| Yorkshire | 245 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 17 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 598 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 208 |
| Pembrokeshire | 24 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,068 |
| Farm Labourer | 106 |
| Farmer | 88 |
| General Labourer | 80 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 76 |
| Private Means | 67 |
| Labourer | 57 |
| None | 50 |
| Dressmaker | 41 |
| House Painter | 41 |
| Laundress | 38 |
| Scholar | 36 |
| Carpenter | 33 |
| Assisting In Business | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| Dress Maker | 29 |
| General Servant Domestic | 28 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| Carter On Farm | 28 |
| Cook (domestic) | 26 |
| At Home | 24 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 24 |
| At School | 23 |
| Clerk | 23 |
| Assisting In The Business | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Thorne | 3,477 |
| Mary Thorne | 2,803 |
| John Thorne | 2,352 |
| Elizabeth Thorne | 1,957 |
| George Thorne | 1,728 |
| Thomas Thorne | 1,598 |
| Sarah Thorne | 1,438 |
| James Thorne | 1,421 |
| Charles Thorne | 1,147 |
| Henry Thorne | 1,090 |
| Jane Thorne | 913 |
| Ann Thorne | 826 |
| Annie Thorne | 751 |
| Ellen Thorne | 750 |
| Frederick Thorne | 708 |
| Eliza Thorne | 671 |
| Alice Thorne | 644 |
| Emma Thorne | 606 |
| Emily Thorne | 600 |
| Richard Thorne | 577 |
| Alfred Thorne | 527 |
| Robert Thorne | 520 |
| Joseph Thorne | 509 |
| Albert Thorne | 500 |
| Florence Thorne | 471 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorne | 100% | 48,701 |
| 2 | Thorn | 83% | 29,697 |
| 3 | Athorn | 67% | 1,243 |
| 4 | Throne | 67% | 827 |
| 5 | Eathorne | 75% | 708 |
| 6 | Athron | 33% | 282 |
| 7 | Thron | 50% | 227 |
| 8 | Thurn | 67% | 203 |
| 9 | Tharne | 83% | 155 |
The surname Thorne is the most popular version of all its varients