Last name: THORNE
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Last name frequency
THORNE : This last name is indexed 109,978 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
THORNE : 1: English (mainly southern): variant of Thorn 1.2: Irish: adopted for various Irish names containing an element meaning ‘thorn’. Compare Thornton.3: Swedish (mainly Thörne): ornamental or perhaps topographic name from törne ‘rose bush’ or thorn an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’.
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