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Thornton

in North Carolina

There are 2,537 people with the last name "Thornton" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Thornton 387
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  1. is 383rd most common Stephenson
  2. is 384th most common Durham
  3. is 385th most common Cummings
  4. is 386th most common Parsons
  5. is 387th most common Thornton
  6. is 388th most common Frye
  7. is 389th most common Newman
  8. is 390th most common Burke
  9. is 391st most common Stallings

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thornton

James, William, Robert, Charles, John, David, Linda, Michael, Cynthia, Mary

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 North Carolina

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James Thornton, NC (9 searches)
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