Thorndike

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Thorndyke === Etymology === Topographic surname for someone who lived by a sort of palisade made with thornbushes, from Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + dīc (“ditch; dike”). The town was named after Israel Thorndike, a landowner. === Proper noun === Thorndike (countable and uncountable, plural Thorndikes) A surname from Old English. A town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. A village in the city of Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== Thorndikean ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Thorndike is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Thorndike is most common among White (92.81%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thorndike”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.