LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Thornton
Thornton is the 410th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 77,910 people carried it — about 26.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Thornton are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White65.4%
Black25.9%
Multiracial4.6%
Hispanic3.0%
Asian American0.6%
Native American0.5%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#354
77,100
2000
#347
81,191
2010
#373
83,967
2020
#410
77,910