How common is the surname Thornhill?

7,327 people in the United States had the surname Thornhill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,138 Americans. It ranked 4,817th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Thornhill?

Claude Thornhill, American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965), followed by Lisa Thornhill.

Where is the surname Thornhill most common?

Wikidata records people named Thornhill in the United States.

Is the surname Thornhill getting more or less common?

More common. 7,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,327 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Thornhill

A surname, carried by 7,327 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T654

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thornhill is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,327 people named Thornhill in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,138 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,115.

#4,817

rank among US surnames

7,327

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #4,574)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,808	Juan	7,350	42,006
#4,809	Keiser	7,348	42,018
#4,810	Button	7,341	42,058
#4,811	Abell	7,339	42,069
#4,812	Jamieson	7,338	42,075
#4,813	Irish	7,336	42,086
#4,814	Wickham	7,335	42,092

Who is named Thornhill

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Thornhill identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thornhills

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965)
Lisa Thornhill
American actress, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thornhill

Thornhill has the Soundex code T654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T654.

Questions

How common is the surname Thornhill?: 7,327 people in the United States had the surname Thornhill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,138 Americans. It ranked 4,817th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thornhill?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Thornhill identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Thornhill?: Claude Thornhill, American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965), followed by Lisa Thornhill.
Where is the surname Thornhill most common?: Wikidata records people named Thornhill in the United States.
Is the surname Thornhill getting more or less common?: More common. 7,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,327 in 2010, up 3.0%.