Thorney Family History
Thorney Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Thorney (Cambridgeshire Nottinghamshire Suffolk Somerset) or West Thorney (Sussex). The Nottinghamshire placename derives from Old English thorn ‘thorn’ + haga ‘enclosure’; the others derive Old English thorn ‘thorn’ + ēg ‘island’. Compare Torney .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022