Find out how popular the last name Bighorse is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bighorse.

Bighorse, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bighorse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bighorse in America

Bighorse is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bighorse surname appeared 220 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bighorse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bighorse to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bighorse

The surname BIGHORSE is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "big" meaning large or great, and "hors" meaning horse. It is believed to have originated in the 12th or 13th century as a descriptive nickname for someone who owned or worked with particularly large horses.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BIGHORSE can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from the year 1230, which mentions a person named "Robert Bighors". The name is also found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, listing a "John Biggehors".

In the 14th century, the surname appears to have been more prevalent in the counties of Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire in the West Midlands region of England. Some variations in spelling from this time include Biggehorse, Bygehors, and Bighors.

The BIGHORSE surname is associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Sir William Bighorse, a knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was recorded as being present at the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

Another prominent figure was John Bighorse, a merchant from Bristol who lived from 1425 to 1497. He was a wealthy trader who dealt in wool and cloth, and was also involved in local politics, serving as a sheriff of Bristol in 1472.

In the 16th century, there was a Richard Bighorse, born in 1543 in Worcestershire, who was a renowned clockmaker and watchmaker. His intricate timepieces were highly sought after by the nobility of the time.

In the 18th century, a Samuel Bighorse (1712-1784) from Gloucestershire made a name for himself as a acclaimed landscape painter, known for his vivid depictions of the English countryside.

A more recent example is Mary Bighorse (1868-1944), who was a notable author and journalist from Herefordshire. She wrote several books on the history and traditions of the West Midlands region, as well as contributing articles to various publications in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bighorse

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bighorse.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bighorse was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bighorse has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bighorse was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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