Hornberg Surname

410,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Hornberg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Hornburg (mountain fortress), the name of twelve places in Germany.

Hornberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4791:168,07019,839
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Norway541:95,22813,033
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Austria221:387,06540,442
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Monaco11:37,0664,748
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

The alternate forms: Hörnberg (367) are calculated separately.

Hornberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Hornburg (mountain fortress), the name of twelve places in Germany.

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

Hornberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hornberg occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Hörnberg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hornberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hornberg is the 410,688th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,573,583 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Hornberg reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 168,070. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Hornberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hornberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hornberg last name increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hornberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hornberg surname are 19.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hornberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.49% less than the national average, earning 268,231 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.59% more than the national average, earning $52,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.09% more than the national average, earning $64,631 CAD per year.

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