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There are approximately 4,308 people named Thornhill in the UK. That makes it the 2,430th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 68 are named Thornhill.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Thornhill surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

THORNHILL. A parish in Yorkshire. The family, who were there seated until the elder line ended in an heiress, io. Edw. III., traced their descent from Gerneber, a noble Saxon, \vho possessed large tracts of land before the Conquest. B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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