Blowhorn Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Blowhorn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'blow-horn,' a sobriquet for a horn-blower; v. Homblow.

Gilbert Blouhorn, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Blawhorn, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Alicia Blawhorn, dreuster, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Blowhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Blowhorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'blow-horn,' a sobriquet for a horn-blower; v. Homblow.

Gilbert Blouhorn, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Blawhorn, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Alicia Blawhorn, dreuster, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Blowhorn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blowhorn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Blowhorn is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Blowhorn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blowhorn? popularity and diffusion

Blowhorn is the 14,316,765th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Blowhorn is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Blowhorn live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Blowhorn is primarily found in: Washington, where 100 percent live.

Blowhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blowhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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