Silverthorn

English

Alternative forms

• Silverthorne

Etymology

Apparently a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English seolfor (“silver”) + þorn (“thorn; thorny bush”).

Proper noun

Silverthorn (countable and uncountable, plural Silverthorns)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Silverthorn is the 23576^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1077 individuals. Silverthorn is most common among White (92.76%) individuals.

Further reading

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