Thorndike
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Thorndyke
Etymology edit
Topographic surname for someone who lived by a sort of palisade made with thornbushes, from Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + dīc (“ditch; dike”).
The town was named after Israel Thorndike, a landowner.
Proper noun edit
Thorndike (countable and uncountable, plural Thorndikes)
- A surname from Old English.
- A town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thorndike is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Thorndike is most common among White (92.81%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thorndike”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.