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 | 24 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20 |
| Berkshire | 53 |
| Cambridgeshire | 27 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 348 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 85 |
| Devon | 131 |
| Dorset | 21 |
| Durham | 1,126 |
| Essex | 378 |
| Gloucestershire | 102 |
| Hampshire | 236 |
| Herefordshire | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 52 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 32 |
| Isle of Man | 15 |
| Kent | 250 |
| Lancashire | 2,973 |
| Leicestershire | 501 |
| Lincolnshire | 290 |
| London | 1,514 |
| Middlesex | 362 |
| Northumberland | 426 |
| Norfolk | 57 |
| Northamptonshire | 137 |
| Nottinghamshire | 239 |
| Oxfordshire | 224 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 32 |
| Shropshire | 77 |
| Suffolk | 18 |
| Somerset | 32 |
| Surrey | 313 |
| Sussex | 225 |
| Staffordshire | 393 |
| Warwickshire | 551 |
| Westmorland | 43 |
| Wiltshire | 72 |
| Worcestershire | 152 |
| Yorkshire | 5,394 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 20 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 27 |
| Glamorgan | 92 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,579 |
| Cotton Weaver | 174 |
| Private Means | 135 |
| Farm Labourer | 105 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 98 |
| Weaver | 92 |
| Labourer | 84 |
| General Labourer | 82 |
| Dressmaker | 73 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 72 |
| None | 67 |
| Clerk | 66 |
| Housekeeper | 60 |
| At Home | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 49 |
| Farmer | 49 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Joiner | 44 |
| Shop Assistant | 43 |
| Bricklayer | 42 |
| House Painter | 40 |
| At School | 36 |
| Weaver Cotton | 35 |
| Assisting In Business | 33 |
| Scholar | 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 |