Thorington

English

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), the same etymology of Thorrington.

Proper noun

Thorington (countable and uncountable, plural Thoringtons)

1. A hamlet in Bramfield and Thorington parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).
2. The spelling used for the former railway station at Thorrington, Essex.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thorington is the 36838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Thorington is most common among White (77.23%) and Black/African American (17.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thorington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.