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Thornton

in Georgia

There are 4,654 people with the last name "Thornton" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Thornton 167
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  1. is 163rd most common Kelley
  2. is 164th most common Oliver
  3. is 165th most common Myers
  4. is 166th most common Mason
  5. is 167th most common Thornton
  6. is 168th most common Shaw
  7. is 169th most common Kim
  8. is 170th most common Chapman
  9. is 171st most common Franklin

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thornton

James, William, Robert, John, Michael, Charles, David, Mary, Richard, George

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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