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Thornton

in Alabama

There are 3,092 people with the last name "Thornton" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

NameRank
Thornton 148
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  1. is 144th most common Ingram
  2. is 145th most common Reeves
  3. is 146th most common Simpson
  4. is 147th most common Garner
  5. is 148th most common Thornton
  6. is 149th most common Watts
  7. is 150th most common Chandler
  8. is 151st most common Stone
  9. is 152nd most common Montgomery

Similar Names and Nicknames

Thorpe, Thorne, Thorn, Thornhill, Thornburg, Thorson, Thorp, Thorton, Thorsen, Thoreson

Most Common First Names for Thornton

James, John, Michael, William, Charles, Robert, David, Mary, Thomas, Joseph

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English þorn ‘thorn bush’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan).

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan).

Irish: possibly a translated form of Gaelic Ó Muineacháin (see Monahan).

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James Thornton, AL (9 searches)
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