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 | 27 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20 |
| Berkshire | 33 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 307 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 24 |
| Derbyshire | 91 |
| Devon | 133 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 1,004 |
| Essex | 336 |
| Gloucestershire | 59 |
| Hampshire | 206 |
| Herefordshire | 40 |
| Hertfordshire | 37 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 41 |
| Isle of Man | 13 |
| Kent | 198 |
| Lancashire | 2,727 |
| Leicestershire | 528 |
| Lincolnshire | 208 |
| London | 1,240 |
| Middlesex | 224 |
| Northumberland | 425 |
| Norfolk | 72 |
| Northamptonshire | 102 |
| Nottinghamshire | 279 |
| Oxfordshire | 196 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 41 |
| Shropshire | 45 |
| Suffolk | 29 |
| Somerset | 37 |
| Surrey | 236 |
| Sussex | 166 |
| Staffordshire | 334 |
| Warwickshire | 510 |
| Westmorland | 58 |
| Wiltshire | 48 |
| Worcestershire | 147 |
| Yorkshire | 5,650 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 15 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 16 |
| Glamorgan | 62 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 208 |
| Cotton Weaver | 208 |
| General Labourer | 122 |
| General Servant Domestic | 88 |
| Dress Maker | 84 |
| Scholar | 75 |
| Woollen Weaver | 70 |
| Farmer | 65 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 62 |
| Worsted Spinner | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 46 |
| Tailor | 45 |
| Charwoman | 39 |
| Stone Mason | 36 |
| Worsted Weaver | 36 |
| Cook Domestic | 34 |
| Iron Moulder | 33 |
| Coal Miner | 33 |
| Dock Labourer | 32 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 31 |
| Laundress Wash | 30 |
| Cotton Winder | 30 |
| Carpenter | 29 |
| Dressmaker | 29 |
| Servant Domestic | 29 |
| 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 |