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Thornton

in Iowa

There are 549 people with the last name "Thornton" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Thornton 462
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  1. is 458th most common Sorenson
  2. is 459th most common Barnett
  3. is 460th most common Freese
  4. is 461st most common Hanna
  5. is 462nd most common Thornton
  6. is 463rd most common Bush
  7. is 464th most common Casey
  8. is 465th most common Michael
  9. is 466th most common Mckee

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thornton

James, John, Robert, Nancy, Mark, Daniel, Edward, Mary, Michael, Richard

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, IA (9 searches)
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