Hartshorn Surname

69,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Hartshorn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hartshorne,' a parish in the the Diocese of Lichfield and Derbyshire. Perhaps a piece of land originally so termed from its resemblance to a hart's horn; compare Langhorn.

Henry de Hertishorn, Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward.

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Hartshorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0031:90,54710,182
England2,2201:25,0983,447
Australia4931:54,7586,718
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Wales1231:25,1592,628
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Turks and Caicos Islands171:2,019214
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Ireland51:941,78816,185
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2721:19,1632,757
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3881:36,1814,291

Hartshorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hartshorne,' a parish in the the Diocese of Lichfield and Derbyshire. Perhaps a piece of land originally so termed from its resemblance to a hart's horn; compare Langhorn.

Henry de Hertishorn, Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward. I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Richard de Hertishorn, Derbyshire, ibid.

Alice Hertishorn, Fines Roll, 10 Edward IV.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Hartshorrn (Derby: 13th cent. Hertishorrn), or Dweller at the Hart’s Horn or Corner [Middle English hert, Old English heort, a hart; Middle English horn(e, a horn (Dialectal, a corner), Old English horn] 2 a name derived from an heraldic or trade sign, Cp. the corresponding German Hirsch- horn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Hartshorne (stags’ headland), in Derbyshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The horn of the hart or male deer; an emblem or sign over a shop or inn, whence the name, "Will at the Hartshorn."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hartshorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hartshorn is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartshorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,578th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,023,963 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Hartshorn are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,003 people, or 1 in 90,547. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Hartshorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hartshorn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 513 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hartshorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hartshorn surname is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hartshorn surname are 12.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hartshorn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $44,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $51,692 CAD per year.

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