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Thorn

in the US

There are 8,453 people with the last name "Thorn" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Thorn 3,297
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  1. is 3,293rd most common Wicker
  2. is 3,294th most common Knoll
  3. is 3,295th most common Haller
  4. is 3,296th most common Witte
  5. is 3,297th most common Thorn
  6. is 3,298th most common Mcnabb
  7. is 3,299th most common Thiel
  8. is 3,300th most common Charlton
  9. is 3,301st most common Freed

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Thorn

William, John, James, Robert, Michael, David, Mary, Richard, Charles, Kenneth

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 the US

Since June 2009
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William Thorn (83 searches)
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