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The proud and noble English topographical surname Thornton is first found in Cheshire, where a certain Peter Thornton was Secretary to the Blundells. The name itself was originally borne by those who lived close to "the village where the thorn bushes were plentiful".
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∙ 15y agoThornton is an English surname that originated in northern England during the Danelaw (when Scandinavians were settling England between 800-1300 or so). It literally means "the town/hill of the god Thor." In some cases, the name may have originally meant "town/hill of thorns," but this is not the most common origin by far.
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