Thornborough Family History

Thornborough Surname Meaning

from any of various places including Thornborough in Allerton Mauleverer (WR Yorks) Thornbrough in South Kilvington (NR Yorks) Thornbrough in Corbridge (Northumb) and Thornborough (Bucks). The WR Yorks and Northumb place-names derive from Old English þorn ‘thorn’ + burh ‘fortress’ or ‘manor’. The NR Yorks and Bucks place-names derive from Old English þorn + beorg ‘hill mound’ and would naturally also develop Middle English forms in -berry so it is unsurprising that the derived surname also developed to Thornberry or Thornbury as illustrated by Ellen Thornberry 1711 Geo. Thornbury 1726 in IGI (Bedale NR Yorks) and Robert Thornberry 1747 Ann Thornborough 1769 in IGI (Howden ER Yorks).

Some of the bearers below from NW England may belong with (2). in NW England sometimes a variant of Thornber as illustrated by Elizabeth Thornber 1767 Alice Thornborough 1802 in IGI (Brough Westm). adopted for various Irish names containing an element meaning ‘thorn’; compare Thornton.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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You can see how Thornborough families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Thornborough family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Thornborough families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 7 Thornborough families living in Manitoba. This was about 70% of all the recorded Thornborough's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Thornborough families in 1911.

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In 1921, Student was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Thornborough.

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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Thornborough life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Thornborough in 1963 was 85, and 90 in 2003.

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Thornborough Surname Meaning

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Thornborough family from?

What did your Thornborough ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Student was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Thornborough.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Student

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What is the average Thornborough lifespan?

Thornborough Family History

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