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Thornton

in Minnesota

There are 434 people with the last name "Thornton" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

NameRank
Thornton 1,050
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  1. is 1,046th most common Bloomquist
  2. is 1,047th most common Graf
  3. is 1,048th most common Holst
  4. is 1,049th most common Okeefe
  5. is 1,050th most common Thornton
  6. is 1,051st most common Patton
  7. is 1,052nd most common Ries
  8. is 1,053rd most common Swan
  9. is 1,054th most common Buss

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thornton

Robert, James, Michael, Mark, William, David, John, Joseph, Michelle, Colleen

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 Minnesota

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Robert Thornton, MN (9 searches)
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