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Thornton

in Mississippi

There are 2,351 people with the last name "Thornton" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Thornton 116
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  1. is 112th most common Harper
  2. is 113th most common Pittman
  3. is 114th most common Porter
  4. is 115th most common Gibson
  5. is 116th most common Thornton
  6. is 117th most common Howell
  7. is 118th most common Berry
  8. is 119th most common Kennedy
  9. is 120th most common Watkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thornton

James, Robert, Mary, William, Michael, John, Thomas, David, Charles, Mark

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, MS (9 searches)
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