Last Name THORN

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Meaning	Local: At the thorn or thorns, i.e. thorn-bush, or clump of thorns. There is a parish of Thorne in diocese Yorks, and Thornes in diocese Ripon. Local: A town in England; a tree or bush armed with spines or sharp shoots. "Will at the Thorn."

Origin	English, Jewish, Danish, Native American, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank	3,347 (2000 US census)	2,785 (1990 US census)

Count	9,776 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

85.98%, or 8405 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
9.57%, or 936 total occurrences, as black,
1.15%, or 112 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.38%, or 37 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.23%, or 120 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.7%, or 166 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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