Hartshorne Surname

139,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hartshorne 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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Hartshorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7561:31,7304,226
United States7391:490,47241,410
Australia2071:130,41414,194
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Wales571:54,2904,971
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4601:52,9906,373
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

Hartshorne 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

A location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hartshorne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hartshorne is found most in England. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartshorne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,138th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,267,438 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Hartshorne reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,756 people, or 1 in 31,730. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 15 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Hartshorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hartshorne has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hartshorne surname expanded 382 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hartshorne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hartshorne are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hartshorne earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning R 259,920 per year; in United States they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $46,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $55,484 CAD per year.

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Hartshorne Reference & Research

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