Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German Other Forms FormsTorner Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 11/10/2006 by psychokittyboy Edited 12/4/2014 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History Derived from Old High German dorn / torn "thorn". As a surname, it was usually given to someone who lived near a thorn hedge.