Horne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Horne Name Meaning: Occupational for someone who carved objects out of a 'horn' also for someone who played a 'horn'. Possibly topographical for someone who lived near a 'horn-shaped' geograpical feature i.e mountain.

The name is of English,Scottish,German and Dutch origins.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Horne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Horne family

Profession Census Frequency
School 786
Farm Labourer 82
Private Means 78
Cotton Weaver 60
General Servant (domestic) 51
General Labourer 49
Labourer 43
Dressmaker 41
Clerk 41
Coal Miner Hewer 40
Domestic Servant 37
House Painter 34
Farmer 32
Dress Maker 28
Scholar 26
Cook (domestic) 24
Laundress 24
None 23
Student 22
At Home 21
Housekeeper 21
Assisting In Business 20
At School 20
Weaver 19
Gardener Domestic 17

Horne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Horn 80% 42,790
2 Horne 100% 38,395
3 Hearn 40% 26,780
4 Heron 40% 11,919
5 Hearne 67% 7,701
6 Horan 60% 6,750
7 Hurn 60% 4,960
8 Hern 60% 4,894
9 Harn 60% 3,451
10 Herne 80% 3,093
11 Ahern 40% 2,307
12 Hiron 40% 1,944
13 Harne 80% 1,529
14 Hurne 80% 1,492
15 Ahearn 33% 607
16 Haran 40% 565
17 Haron 40% 552
18 Heiron 33% 397
19 Aherne 67% 321
20 Hearon 33% 252
21 Hiern 40% 229
22 Horian 50% 168
23 Horon 60% 138
24 Horen 60% 137
25 Haren 40% 134
26 Ahearne 57% 129
27 Heran 40% 128
28 Hourne 83% 121
29 Heren 40% 110
30 Hoarn 60% 105
31 Herin 40% 102
32 Hurine 67% 100

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The surname Horne is the 2nd most popular variant of Horn.

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