Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
THORN
There are approximately 5,688 people named Thorn in the UK. That makes it the 1,834th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 90 are named Thorn.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
ThornsThornes
Thorne
Thomes
Thern
Theron
Thirn
Tharn
Therne
Theirn
Thearn
Thairn
Theurn
Thiern
Tharne
Thirne
Theirne
Thearne
Therno
Therna
Therns
Tharns
Thirny
Therny
Thernna
Tharny
The Thorn surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town in England; a tree or bush armed with spines or sharp shoots. "Will at the Thorn."
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
THORN. TIIORNE. Parishes and places in cos. York, Somerset, and Northumberland. There are also many trivial localities so called, in many counties. In A-Sax. charters, tliorn-trees frequently occur as boundary-marks, which from the great longevity of the tree is quite natural ; and the word enters into the composition of numerous place-names. In medieval writings the surname Tlioru is latinized De Spineto, splnetum being equivalent to " a bushy place," or thicket of thorns and
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.