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 | 23 |
| Buckinghamshire | 28 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 163 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 46 |
| Devon | 93 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 450 |
| Essex | 97 |
| Gloucestershire | 87 |
| Hampshire | 71 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 36 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 52 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 119 |
| Lancashire | 1,101 |
| Leicestershire | 260 |
| Lincolnshire | 135 |
| London | 732 |
| Middlesex | 45 |
| Northumberland | 212 |
| Norfolk | 85 |
| Northamptonshire | 48 |
| Nottinghamshire | 140 |
| Oxfordshire | 215 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 52 |
| Shropshire | 31 |
| Suffolk | 47 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 111 |
| Sussex | 76 |
| Staffordshire | 110 |
| Warwickshire | 257 |
| Westmorland | 74 |
| Wiltshire | 45 |
| Worcestershire | 88 |
| Yorkshire | 3,234 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 23 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 22 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,087 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 184 |
| House Servant | 140 |
| Labourer | 111 |
| At Home | 102 |
| Coal Miner | 83 |
| Dress Maker | 73 |
| Servant | 68 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 55 |
| Farm Labourer | 52 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 47 |
| Annuitant | 46 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Wool Comber | 42 |
| Stone Mason | 34 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Shoe Maker | 33 |
| Ag Lab | 32 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 32 |
| Nurse | 31 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Slater | 28 |
| Butcher | 27 |
| Cloth Dresser | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| 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 |