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Origin Of The Surname Thornton
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Meaning Of The Surname Thornton
Town of thorns
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Interesting
Facts About
Thornton
This surname although mostly English can also be found in Scotland. The name is made up of the two elements ‘thorn’ which comes from the Old English ‘torn’ meaning thorn and ‘ton’ which means town or settlement. Some believe that in this sense the word ‘thorn’ has some defensive associations. This name has been made a household name as a result of the chocolate makers Thorntons. |
Thornton Statistics
Thornton is the number 421 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 22,826 share the surname Thornton in the UK.
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