Hornberger Surname

69,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Hornberger Surname Definition:

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

Hornberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3321:83,6709,480
Germany2,3661:34,0264,495
France1541:431,31662,491
Canada981:375,97533,576
England471:1,185,49155,443
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Austria181:473,08046,251
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6421:78,2228,279

The alternate forms: Hörnberger (17) are calculated separately.

Hornberger 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

Hornberger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hornberger is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Hörnberger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hornberger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,294th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,018,667 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hornberger live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hornberger is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,332 people, or 1 in 83,670. In The United States Hornberger is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 28 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Hornberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hornberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hornberger surname rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hornberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hornberger are 17.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hornberger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $43,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning $57,236 CAD per year.

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