Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
THORNES
There are approximately 414 people named Thornes in the UK. That makes it the 11,353rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Thornes.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
ThornsThorn
Thorne
Thern
Thares
Thor
Thernes
Tharnes
Therns
Tharns
Thearns
Thirne
Therne
Tharne
Thernis
Thernas
Thearne
Theirne
Thernesz
Thernnis
Tharness
Tharn
Thirn
Tharnce
Thiernese
Thirenes
The Thornes surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
THORNES. " The name is local, from Thornes in the parish of Shenstone, in the countj" of Stafford, where Robert, son of Roger de hi Thorne, was resident early in the fourteenth century." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.