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Thornton

in California

There are 3,845 people with the last name "Thornton" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Thornton 681
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  1. is 677th most common Rowe
  2. is 678th most common Schroeder
  3. is 679th most common Mcguire
  4. is 680th most common Reeves
  5. is 681st most common Thornton
  6. is 682nd most common Chiu
  7. is 683rd most common Chase
  8. is 684th most common Hammond
  9. is 685th most common Parsons

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thornton

James, John, Robert, Michael, William, David, Thomas, Richard, Mary

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).

Recent Searches for "Thornton" in California

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James Thornton, CA (9 searches)
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