Thorton Family History
Thorton Name Meaning
English: probably a reduced form of Thornton, or a
habitational name from Thorton in Marnhull, Dorset, which has the same
origin.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Thorton
Name Distribution of Thorton Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Thorton families
 34 - 65  12 - 33 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Thorton families
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38 - 73 13 - 37 |
1 - 12 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Thorton families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Thorton census records
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Thorton Family Origin
Thorton Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Thorton
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Thorton Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Thorton census records
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Thorton Civil War Service Records
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