Thornbury

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English þorn (thorn) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (fortified place).

Proper noun

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Thornbury (countable and uncountable, plural Thornburys)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A place in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4008).
      2. A village and civil parish (served by Thornbury Group Parish Council) in northern Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6259).
      3. A market town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6390).
      4. A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1933).
    2. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia.
    3. A township in Southland, New Zealand. [1]
    4. A community and former town in the town of Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    6. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. These two townships adjoin each other, and were originally one township until 1798.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Thornbury is the 39773rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 552 individuals. Thornbury is most common among White (96.01%) individuals.

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