Thornbury

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Thornberry === Etymology === From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). === Proper noun === Thornbury (countable and uncountable, plural Thornburys) (uncountable) A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4008). A village and civil parish (served by Thornbury Group Parish Council) in northern Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6259). A market town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6390). A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1933). A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia. A township in Southland, New Zealand. A community and former town in the town of Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. These two townships adjoin each other, and were originally one township until 1798. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== 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. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thornbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.