Explore the Family Name Silverthorne

The meaning of Silverthorne

English: variant of Silverthorn.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Silverthorne in the United States?

The surname Silverthorne, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,319 in terms of prevalence but dropped slightly to a rank of 37,792 in 2010. This constitutes a -1.27% change in ranking. However, the count of individuals with the Silverthorne surname has increased from 562 to 588 over the same period, indicating an increase by 4.63%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a minor decrease of -4.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,319	#37,792	-1.27%
Count	562	588	4.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Silverthorne

Regarding the ethnicity of the bearers of the Silverthorne surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of Silverthornes were of White ethnicity, at 92.17%, which slightly decreased to 88.78% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Black, increasing from 4.09% to 4.93% during the decade. The number of Silverthornes of Hispanic ethnicity emerged in 2010 at 2.04%, where there were none in 2000. Similarly, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also appeared in 2010 making up 0.85% of all Silverthornes. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races showed an upward trend as well, moving from 1.25% in 2000 to 1.70% in 2010. The only other drop was seen in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, decreasing from 1.78% to 1.70%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.17%	88.78%	-3.68%
Black	4.09%	4.93%	20.54%
Hispanic	0%	2.04%	0%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.7%	36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.78%	1.7%	-4.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%