Last Name THORNLEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Thornley, a township in the parish of Kelloe, county Durham; also a township in the parish of Chipping, county Lancaster. Probably many small spots bore this name.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 16,494 (2000 US census) 16,315 (1990 US census)
Count 1,604 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.76%, or 1520 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.43%, or 39 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.37%, or 22 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.94%, or 15 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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