Thornewill Family History

Thornewill Surname Meaning

Possibly a local variant of Thornhill with -well substituted for -hill as a hypercorrect pronunciation of final weakly stressed /əl/.

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

Similar surnames: Thornhill, Thornell, Thorsell, Thorell, Cornell, Cornwall, Thorner, Shortell, Stonehill, Thorndike

5,000 record(s) for Thornewill

1K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
54	Military Records
110	Immigration Records
523	Census and Voter Lists
3K	Member Trees

Where is the Thornewill family from?

You can see how Thornewill families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Thornewill family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 7 Thornewill families living in Derbyshire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Thornewill's in United Kingdom. Derbyshire and 1 other county had the highest population of Thornewill families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Thornewill surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Thornewill ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Thornewill.

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

Top Female Occupations In 1939

Unpaid domestic duties

84%

Private means

17%

What Thornewill family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 523 census records available for the last name Thornewill. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Thornewill census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 110 immigration records available for the last name Thornewill. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

Military Records

There are 54 military records available for the last name Thornewill. For the veterans among your Thornewill ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Thornewill lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Thornewill ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.