Horberry Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Horberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horbury,' a chapelry in the parish of Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire With Horberry, compare Berry for Bury.

John de Horbiry, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Horbiry, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Horberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:1,638,76668,634
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996

Horberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horbury,' a chapelry in the parish of Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire With Horberry, compare Berry for Bury.

John de Horbiry, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Horbiry, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Elizabet de Horbiry, Bedfordshire, ibid.

1335. William de Horbury, rector of Ashill, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Robert Horbery, tayllour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Horbyry, 1379: ibid.

1634. Married — Richard Horberie and Mabell Linaker: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Horbury (Yorks), 13th cent. Horbiry = the Grey Hill [Old English hár, hoary, grey + beorh, hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Horberry Last Name Facts

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

Horberry is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Horberry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horberry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Horberry are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,638,766. In England Horberry is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 29 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 26 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 21 percent live. Not including England Horberry exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Horberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horberry has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Horberry last name fell 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orberry930/
Horbery930/
Harberry880/
Orbery860/
Arberry80241/
Herbery8014/
Horbera803/
Horbory801/
Harbery800/
Horbary800/
Harberer7513/
Garberry754/
Aurberry752/
Jarberry750/
Arbery71330/
Orbera7173/
Chorbiere7110/
Attrberry711/
Orberi711/
Harbera67121/
Harvery6789/
Herbere6740/
Herberi6729/
Arbeary679/
Gorberi674/
Garbery674/
Haruery674/
Orbaroy672/
Orberes671/
Arbeery671/
Harbere670/
Harbary670/

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