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

Horne, 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 Horne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Horne in America

Horne is the 921st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Horne surname appeared 37,689 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 13 people would have the surname Horne.

We can also compare 2010 data for Horne 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 Horne

The surname Horne originated in England, deriving from the Old English word "hyrne" or "horn", meaning a corner or angle. It likely referred to someone who lived on a corner plot of land or at an angular bend in a road. The earliest recordings of the name date back to the late 12th century in the county of Essex.

One of the first documented references to the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Sussex in 1195, where a Hugo de Horne is mentioned. In 1273, the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk record a Robert Horne, while the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327 list a John Horne.

The Domesday Book, compiled in 1086 after the Norman conquest of England, does not contain any direct references to the Horne surname, but it does mention several places with similar names, such as Horne in Surrey and Horndon in Essex, which may have been the origin of some early bearers of the name.

In the 16th century, the name was sometimes spelled Hourne or Howrne, reflecting the regional dialects of the time. Notable individuals from this period include Robert Horne (1515-1580), an English bishop and Protestant reformer, and Thomas Horne (1536-1612), an English clergyman and biblical scholar.

Other prominent figures with the Horne surname over the centuries include George Horne (1730-1792), an English bishop and writer; Thomas Hartwell Horne (1780-1862), an English biblical scholar and author; and Richard Henry Horne (1802-1884), an English poet and dramatist.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Horne name spread across various regions of England, particularly in the counties of Essex, Kent, and Sussex. Some families with the surname also established roots in other parts of the British Isles, including Scotland and Ireland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Horne

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

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

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