Thorndike

Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived by a sort of palisade made with thornbushes, from +.

The town was named after Israel Thorndike, a landowner.

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.