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 |
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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 |
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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 |