Thornton 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 Thornton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 45 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 124 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 22 |
| Derbyshire | 35 |
| Devon | 85 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 351 |
| Essex | 93 |
| Gloucestershire | 146 |
| Hampshire | 38 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 46 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 92 |
| Lancashire | 1,020 |
| Leicestershire | 200 |
| Lincolnshire | 203 |
| London | 627 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 140 |
| Norfolk | 55 |
| Northamptonshire | 76 |
| Nottinghamshire | 100 |
| Oxfordshire | 156 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 51 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 18 |
| Surrey | 97 |
| Sussex | 80 |
| Staffordshire | 66 |
| Warwickshire | 177 |
| Westmorland | 34 |
| Wiltshire | 59 |
| Worcestershire | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 2,949 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 25 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 232 |
| Female Servant | 215 |
| Independent | 179 |
| Weaver | 114 |
| Male Servant | 101 |
| Labourer | 93 |
| Farmer | 73 |
| Coal Miner | 46 |
| Cotton Weaver | 44 |
| Wool Comber | 40 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 29 |
| Fancy Weaver | 28 |
| Shoe Maker | 27 |
| Clothier | 27 |
| Stone Mason | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 23 |
| Cloth Dresser | 23 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 22 |
| Ag Labourer | 22 |
| Joiner | 22 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| Mason | 18 |
| Grocer | 17 |
| Slater | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Thornton | 6,825 |
| John Thornton | 5,921 |
| William Thornton | 5,451 |
| Elizabeth Thornton | 3,844 |
| Thomas Thornton | 3,592 |
| Sarah Thornton | 3,554 |
| James Thornton | 2,908 |
| George Thornton | 2,475 |
| Ann Thornton | 2,244 |
| Joseph Thornton | 2,087 |
| Jane Thornton | 1,718 |
| Charles Thornton | 1,551 |
| Henry Thornton | 1,551 |
| Annie Thornton | 1,523 |
| Hannah Thornton | 1,479 |
| Robert Thornton | 1,371 |
| Alice Thornton | 1,327 |
| Margaret Thornton | 1,227 |
| Ellen Thornton | 1,192 |
| Richard Thornton | 1,178 |
| Emma Thornton | 1,160 |
| Martha Thornton | 1,138 |
| Eliza Thornton | 1,038 |
| Edward Thornton | 921 |
| Samuel Thornton | 799 |