Bockhorn Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bockhorn Surname User-submission:

Bokern is the name of a hamlet in Northern Germany, in the district of Lohne/Vechta.

The name originated in the late 15th century as "Bockhorn" and was a combination of "Boken" (Low German for beech-tree) and "Horn" (Low German for a steep hill), because there was a hill planted with beeches in the area.

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Bockhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3411:236,08626,021
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Bockhorn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bokern is the name of a hamlet in Northern Germany, in the district of Lohne/Vechta.

The name originated in the late 15th century as "Bockhorn" and was a combination of "Boken" (Low German for beech-tree) and "Horn" (Low German for a steep hill), because there was a hill planted with beeches in the area. By the late 17th century, Bockhorn had become Bokern.

See Clemens Pagenstert, Lohner Familien, 1926 (German language).

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Bockhorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bockhorn is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bockhorn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 487,389th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Bockhorn live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Bockhorn is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 236,086. In Germany Bockhorn is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Bockhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bockhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bockhorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bockhorn last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Bockhorn earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,145 USD per year.

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