Horace Surname

95,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Horace Surname Definition:

I do not see why this name should not have been derived, through the French, from the Roman Horatius; but Mr. Ferguson deduces it from the O. Saxon, Friesic, and Norse, hros, horaz, hross, a horse.

Horace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8331:197,74119,488
Liberia1,2741:3,460443
Haiti9501:11,2461,151
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Tanzania1451:365,11526,840
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
France261:2,554,720189,486
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England231:2,422,52489,093
Seychelles181:5,133784
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Israel101:855,76354,181
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:185,30916,412

Horace (58,179) may also be a first name.

Horace Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I do not see why this name should not have been derived, through the French, from the Roman Horatius; but Mr. Ferguson deduces it from the O. Saxon, Friesic, and Norse, hros, horaz, hross, a horse.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Horace Last Name Facts

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

Horace (Marathi: हॉरेस) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horace? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,318th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,459,845 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Horace reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 16,265th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 58,179 people.

The surname Horace is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,833 people, or 1 in 197,741. In The United States Horace is most frequent in: Texas, where 29 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 26 percent live and Haiti, where 19 percent live.

Horace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horace has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 163 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horace Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Horace surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Horace last name are 12.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horace earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.12% less than the national average, earning R 106,644 per year; in United States they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $38,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $51,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horrace92155/
Horache9216/
Horaces923/
Horacer922/
Horaceh921/
Orace91150/
Horraces861/
Horacest860/
Horake83229/
Horice83143/
Orache83101/
Horach8383/
Horage837/
Horaci837/
Harace836/
Horase836/
Horacy834/
Jorace831/
Horaze831/
Horoce831/
Horacz831/
Gorace831/
Oracer831/
Khourache801/
Horrach77928/
Horases77795/
Goracke77732/
Harache77309/
Orasche77215/
Horaczy77137/
Horachi7799/
Chorice7748/
Horrice7738/
Horazci7724/
Horadze7720/
Kharace7719/
Chorase7717/
Horaker7714/
Oraiche7711/
Horacki779/
Horakhe779/
Khorase777/
Chorake775/
Chorach775/
Horashe774/
Horacza774/
Horager773/
Gorache772/
Choracy772/
Khorake772/
Ourache772/
Oreache772/
Haurace772/
Hurache772/
Horhach772/
Harrace771/
Horrage771/
Haraced771/
Hurrace771/
Horacká771/
Horajee771/
Horaser771/
Hoorage771/
Orachea771/
Charace771/
Horacis771/
Horeach771/
Horgacy770/
Horracy770/
Horause770/
Choorachet751/
Orach734,859/
Horas732,033/
Oraca73636/
Arace73541/
Orage73475/
Oraze73218/
Orase73197/
Horaz73154/
Orake73127/
Orice73120/
Horax7324/
Oraje7322/
Oraci7317/
Oracy739/
Oroce737/
Urace733/
Oraže732/
Oracă731/
Oraqe731/
Harrache712,622/
Horhocea71602/
Horaichi71309/
Ourrache71205/
Huirache71182/
Joraiche71171/
Charache71163/
Haraiche7166/
Horachit7157/
Chourase7147/
Choorach7145/
Khurache7142/
Chohrach7142/
Horhadze7131/
Kharache7120/
Chorakeh719/
Horhager718/
Chorakhe716/
Choraket715/
Khoraciy713/
Harhache713/
Horrisce712/
Chorashe712/
Khorachi712/
Horaiske712/
Oraacker711/
Hoorazer711/
Haracker711/
Gorracke711/
Aharache711/
Horaychi711/
Gourache711/
Horradge711/
Horacuis711/
Horaizer711/
Horajzer711/
Horatsch711/
Horotche711/
Hourasse711/
Chorease711/
Chorocej711/
Hoorazeh711/
Chouraci711/
Ouraiche711/
Horachio711/
Horeakes710/
Horrocke710/
Harake672,291/
Oroche671,843/
Oracoy671,786/
Harage671,658/
Arache671,382/
Harase67894/
Gorase67874/
Ouraci67783/
Harach67758/
Horeis67750/
Horras67661/
Horash67566/
Orasch67496/
Orraca67479/
Hoyraz67458/
Oracki67421/
Horoch67170/
Oraich67137/
Gourgache67122/
Orachi67120/
Horaki67117/
Khoras67108/
Gorake67100/
Horais6786/
Horatz6775/
Oratch6769/
Horise6767/
Oraica6766/
Horoza6766/
Horrax6763/
Oreaje6751/
Harice6750/
Choras6750/
Haraje6749/
Arzace6749/
Horazy6747/
Chorachit6743/
Orrach6741/
Garace6739/
Haraci6737/
Chorociej6729/
Horose6727/
Hořice6726/
Horaka6726/
Horhauzer6724/
Horagi6722/
Orashe6722/
Horňas6721/
Horaza6716/
Horoka6716/
Haraca6716/
Ourach6714/
Haraqe6714/
Oragee6713/
Horasi6713/
Orakie6712/
Khourachi6712/
Horajs6711/
Haraze6711/
Oracay6710/
Choraichi6710/
Horaiz679/
Houras679/
Hooraz679/
Haracy678/
Ourase678/
Oraque678/
Huraca677/
Horgaz677/
Choorasee677/
Kharaiche676/
Arauce676/
Aracie676/
Orasey676/
Chourashe675/
Oraije675/
Choraś675/
Horazi675/
Goraci675/
Araace674/
Horasz674/
Horass674/
Orakei674/
Oracci674/
Choraz674/
Horasheed674/
Oracka673/
Hojras673/
Khorasheh673/
Araces673/
Oraike673/
Urache673/
Chorakchi673/
Horoke673/
Churachet673/
Horhas673/
Aracey672/
Hurase672/
Horaji672/
Orasie672/
Orager672/
Haraschke672/
Horasa672/
Horgaš672/
Horosa672/
Orayca672/
O'Rice672/
Orazee672/
Ahrase672/
Horasy672/
Horauz672/
Aracke671/
Orajee671/
Khoreiche671/
Orhach671/
Orozce671/
Chourasea671/
Horast671/
Ahrage671/
Harraiche671/
Orazer671/
Orasee671/
Ourake671/
Oiraci671/
Khoraz671/
Horaas671/
Horgaß671/
Hourouche671/
Oraset671/
Orasse671/
Orrase671/
Oroced671/
Ouhraiche671/
O'Rake671/
Goraqe671/
Eurace671/
Aurace671/
Choreachi671/
Chorocque671/
Charrache671/
Characher671/
Orause671/
Oradje671/
Horrockes671/
Kharrache671/
Gouraiche671/
Oracii671/
Orages671/
Oratcz671/
Charachet671/
Hooras671/
Horatchai671/
Orease670/
Horeus670/
Horads670/
Horoca670/
Horats670/
Horoze670/
Characker670/
Orocke670/
Hourahake670/

Horace Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Horace in the Marathi language
हॉरेसhoresa-

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