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

DeHorney, 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 DeHorney surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeHorney in America

DeHorney is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeHorney surname appeared 109 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 DeHorney.

The history of the last name DeHorney

The surname DEHORNEY originated in the region of Normandy in northern France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French words "de" meaning "of" and "horney" which referred to a small village or hamlet. This suggests the name likely designated someone who hailed from a particular place called Horney.

Records show variations like DeHorneye and de Hornay appearing in Norman records from the 11th century onwards. Some of the earliest references come from the famous Domesday Book compiled in 1086 for William the Conqueror, which lists landowners with similar Norman-derived names like de Hornagio.

One of the first recorded instances of the DEHORNEY spelling itself dates to 1193 in the Pipe Rolls of Hampshire, referring to a Gilbert de Horneye. By the 13th century, the surname had spread to various parts of England following the Norman Conquest, with examples like Robert de Horney (Suffolk, 1273) and William de Hornay (Hertfordshire, 1298).

Notable historical figures with this last name include Sir John Dehorney (c.1410-1480), a knight who fought for the House of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses. Another was Richard Dehorney (1535-1600), an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1594.

Other examples are Thomas Dehorney (1620-1678), a Puritan minister in colonial New England, and Elizabeth Dehorney (1673-1743), one of the last accused "witches" sentenced to death during the Salem witch trials before being pardoned. The baroque composer Johann Dehorney (1728-1793) from Saxony helped popularize the surname across German states.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeHorney

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

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 DeHorney 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.

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 DeHorney was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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