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Thorn

in Iowa

There are 122 people with the last name "Thorn" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Thorn 3,043
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  1. is 3,039th most common Smiley
  2. is 3,040th most common Starks
  3. is 3,041st most common Sterling
  4. is 3,042nd most common Stockdale
  5. is 3,043rd most common Thorn
  6. is 3,044th most common Ungs
  7. is 3,045th most common Uthe
  8. is 3,046th most common Veldhuizen
  9. is 3,047th most common Westra

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thorn

James, Melvin, Amy, Brian, Carol, Charlotte, Danny, Erich, Erma, Howard

Meaning & History

English and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or hedge (Old English, Old Norse þorn). The name is also found in Sweden.

English: habitational name from a place named with Old English, Old Norse þorn ‘thorn bush’ (see 1), for example Thorne in Kent, Somerset, and South Yorkshire.

North German and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn ‘tower’.

German: habitational name from the city of Thorn (Toruń in Poland), which was named with Middle High German torn ‘tower’.

Recent Searches for "Thorn" in Iowa

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James Thorn, IA (5 searches)
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