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 | 26 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 9 |
Channel Islands | 5 |
Cheshire | 126 |
Cornwall | 4 |
Cumberland | 16 |
Derbyshire | 75 |
Devon | 97 |
Dorset | 9 |
Durham | 469 |
Essex | 67 |
Gloucestershire | 94 |
Hampshire | 63 |
Herefordshire | 2 |
Hertfordshire | 38 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 33 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 156 |
Lancashire | 1,450 |
Leicestershire | 266 |
Lincolnshire | 155 |
London | 663 |
Middlesex | 50 |
Northumberland | 248 |
Norfolk | 52 |
Northamptonshire | 85 |
Nottinghamshire | 163 |
Oxfordshire | 179 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 33 |
Shropshire | 23 |
Suffolk | 14 |
Somerset | 18 |
Surrey | 151 |
Sussex | 89 |
Staffordshire | 135 |
Warwickshire | 260 |
Westmorland | 37 |
Wiltshire | 40 |
Worcestershire | 51 |
Yorkshire | 3,779 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 6 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 2 |
Flintshire | 6 |
Glamorgan | 22 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 5 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 13 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 1,455 |
Agricultural Labourer | 223 |
Coal Miner | 125 |
Cotton Weaver | 102 |
Dress Maker | 95 |
House Servant | 77 |
Labourer | 70 |
House Keeper | 64 |
Servant | 48 |
Worsted Weaver | 48 |
Carter | 45 |
Tailor | 42 |
Worsted Spinner | 41 |
General Servant | 38 |
Laundress | 38 |
Stone Mason | 34 |
Shoe Maker | 32 |
Cotton Spinner | 30 |
Woollen Cloth Weaver | 30 |
Carpenter | 27 |
Joiner | 27 |
Woolen Weaver | 25 |
Blacksmith | 24 |
Woollen Weaver | 24 |
Wife Of Above | 22 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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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 |