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