Origins of the Thorne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 116North West 80Isle of ManYorkshire 308East Midlands 148West Midlands 234East 380London 1847South East 1052South West 924South Wales 291Mid Wales 25West Wales 2North Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thornes lived in london

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    10,000 Thorne Travel & migration records
    73,000 Thornes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Thorne

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    581st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Thorne surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Thorne first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Thornes

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

    Common female occupations for Thornes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    345

    Laundress

    263

    General Servant Domestic

    209

    Domestic Servant

    163

    General Servant

    132

    Common male occupations for Thornes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    367

    General Labourer

    301

    Carpenter

    264

    Farmer

    261

    Farm Labourer

    234

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