Thornbury

• (surname): Thornberry

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

Thornbury (countable and uncountable, plural Thornburys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4008).
   2. A village and civil parish (served by Thornbury Group Parish Council) in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6259).
   3. A market town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6390).
   4. A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1933).
   5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
   6. A town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
   7. A township in Southland, New Zealand.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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

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