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 | 21 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 31 |
| Cambridgeshire | 19 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 202 |
| Cornwall | 18 |
| Cumberland | 37 |
| Derbyshire | 67 |
| Devon | 117 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 802 |
| Essex | 207 |
| Gloucestershire | 91 |
| Hampshire | 110 |
| Herefordshire | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 62 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 158 |
| Lancashire | 2,294 |
| Leicestershire | 360 |
| Lincolnshire | 147 |
| London | 1,263 |
| Middlesex | 125 |
| Northumberland | 336 |
| Norfolk | 68 |
| Northamptonshire | 115 |
| Nottinghamshire | 206 |
| Oxfordshire | 205 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 84 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 186 |
| Sussex | 185 |
| Staffordshire | 265 |
| Warwickshire | 398 |
| Westmorland | 52 |
| Wiltshire | 41 |
| Worcestershire | 121 |
| Yorkshire | 5,000 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 17 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 11 |
| Glamorgan | 43 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 9 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,690 |
| Coal Miner | 182 |
| Cotton Weaver | 168 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 158 |
| Dress Maker | 117 |
| General Labourer | 101 |
| Worsted Weaver | 100 |
| Domestic Servant | 99 |
| Labourer | 87 |
| Woollen Weaver | 70 |
| House Keeper | 64 |
| Worsted Spinner | 61 |
| Tailor | 59 |
| General Servant | 57 |
| Stone Mason | 52 |
| Laundress | 51 |
| Annuitant | 48 |
| General Servant Domestic | 39 |
| Grocer | 38 |
| Farm Labourer | 37 |
| Joiner | 37 |
| No Occupation | 36 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| Milliner | 32 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 31 |
| 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 |