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 | 12 |
| Berkshire | 37 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 263 |
| Cornwall | 18 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 47 |
| Devon | 94 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 649 |
| Essex | 170 |
| Gloucestershire | 60 |
| Hampshire | 155 |
| Herefordshire | 19 |
| Hertfordshire | 46 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 47 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 163 |
| Lancashire | 2,192 |
| Leicestershire | 403 |
| Lincolnshire | 191 |
| London | 1,228 |
| Middlesex | 130 |
| Northumberland | 217 |
| Norfolk | 52 |
| Northamptonshire | 76 |
| Nottinghamshire | 236 |
| Oxfordshire | 145 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 47 |
| Shropshire | 52 |
| Suffolk | 14 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 205 |
| Sussex | 149 |
| Staffordshire | 361 |
| Warwickshire | 352 |
| Westmorland | 36 |
| Wiltshire | 35 |
| Worcestershire | 132 |
| Yorkshire | 4,716 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 19 |
| Glamorgan | 32 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,033 |
| Cotton Weaver | 197 |
| Coal Miner | 158 |
| General Labourer | 142 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 129 |
| Living On Own Means | 107 |
| Dress Maker | 89 |
| Worsted Weaver | 84 |
| Domestic Servant | 83 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 75 |
| Labourer | 74 |
| Farmer | 56 |
| Worsted Spinner | 54 |
| House Keeper | 52 |
| Tailor | 52 |
| General Servant Domestic | 49 |
| Joiner | 43 |
| Woollen Weaver | 43 |
| Grocer | 41 |
| General Servant | 40 |
| Cotton Winder | 39 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| Clerk | 34 |
| Farm Servant | 34 |
| Blacksmith | 33 |
| 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 |