Thorntone Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behind the Thorntone surname stands Thornton, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Thornton, "thorn-bush farm”.

• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Other spellings include Thorneton and Thorne.
• Thorntone adds “e” to Thornton, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.

Thorntone coat of arms

Arms linked to Thornton and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Thorntone family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.