The thorner Surname
thorner Name Meaning and History
- German (Thörner): topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush, or habitational name for someone from a place called Thorn (see Thorn 3 and 4).
- German: occupational name for a watchman on a tower.
- Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements torn, törne ‘thorn bush’ + the suffix -er, from German.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Thorner | Shawn Thorner | 29 |
| Thomas Thorner |
 Lillian_Thorner
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| Thorners in Marblehead |
SKnighten52251
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| Thorner DNA |
eandmthorn1
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| Thorner family, Dorset England 1740-1900 |
| 0 |
| Sandrina Thorner [Sandriana] |
Rhenvell
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| Catherine Henvell[Henvill] Thorner,1806-1894 | Robert Henvell | 0 |
| Catherine H Thorner not as listed below | Henvell | 0 |
| Catherine Henvell[Henvill] Thornton,1806-1894. | Henvell | 0 |
| Henry Paine/Martha Thorner |
Lovell37
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