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What does Thornton mean?
Thornton 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced THORN-ten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Thornton is "thorn-bush settlement". Place name used as a given name since the 19th century. Author Thornton Wilder.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, 19th century
Variations
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Thornton Cristopher (T.C.), ..
How popular is Thornton?
Thornton is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#347 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Thornton reached its top rank of #532 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Boynton, Charlton, Gorton, Horton, Morton▼, Norton, Tanton, Tharon, Theron▼, Therron, Thomason, Thompson, Thomson, Thorbern, Thorbjorn, Thorburn, Thorian, Thorin, Thormond, Thorn, Thorndike, Thorne, Thornlea, Thornley, Thornly, Thorsson, Thorstan, Thorstein (see Thurston), Thorsten, Thurmon, Thurstan, Thursten, Thurston, Torion, Torsten, Torston, Trenten, Trentin, Trenton▼, Triton and Wharton. These names tend to be more frequently used than Thornton.
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