Cognomen Thornley (Thornley 
) , worldwide, is quite a common family name. The surname Thornley is habitual in the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Malta. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Very seldom, Thornley is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Thornley | Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| george thornley English translator (b. 1614) |
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thomas thornley British politician (b. 1781) |
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| thornley smith (b. 1813) |
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| georges william thornley French painter (1857-1935), FR (b. 1857) |
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| john thornley (1875-1956), GB (b. 1875) |
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| john thornley English footballer (1885-1918), GB (b. 1885) |
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kerry wendell thornley co-founder of Discordianism (1938-1998), US (b. 1938) |
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| isobel d. thornley English historian, GB (b. 1893) |
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| sir colin hardwick thornley British Honduran governor (b. 1907) |
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| john william yates thornley John William Yates Thornley (1909-1994) of MG 1909 June 11th. Born Trained to become an Accountant, and attended the London School of Economics in the... (b. 1909) |
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evan thornley Australian politician, AU (b. 1964) |
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ben thornley English association football player (born 1975), GB (b. 1975) |
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| david thornley Irish politician, IE (b. 1935) |
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andrew thornley English rugby league and rugby union footballer (b. 1989) |
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sean thornley British tennis player, GB (b. 1989) |
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