Silverthorn Family History
Silverthorn Name Meaning
English (mainly Bristol and Gwent): apparently a habitational name from some lost or unidentified place deriving its name from Old English seolfor ‘silver’ + thorn ‘thorn bush’. It is very local to the Steeple Ashton area of Wiltshire and may even be from the proper name of a local tree such as a hawthorn (whitethorn).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022