Origins of the Thorn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 43North West 28Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 101East Midlands 53West Midlands 90East 286London 1056South East 457South West 215South Wales 88Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thorns lived in london

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    5,900 Thorn Travel & migration records
    41,000 Thorns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thorn

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    What are the most common Thorn first names?

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    Common jobs for Thorns

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Thorns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    220

    Laundress

    155

    House Servant

    113

    Domestic Servant

    108

    Servant

    92

    Common male occupations for Thorns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    312

    Carpenter

    191

    General Labourer

    151

    Farm Labourer

    94

    Bricklayer

    91

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