Hornblow Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hornblow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hornblower,' sometimes abbreviated to hornblow, whence the variant Horniblow. 'Cornicen, hornblawere': Wright's Vocab.

1608. Roger Horneblower and Mary Poulton: Marriage Lic. (London).

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Hornblow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:216,80218,442
New Zealand2151:21,0623,698
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
Wales91:174,2686,522

Hornblow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hornblower,' sometimes abbreviated to hornblow, whence the variant Horniblow. 'Cornicen, hornblawere': Wright's Vocab.

1608. Roger Horneblower and Mary Poulton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1626. Baptised — Edmund, s. Richard Hornblow: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1805. Married — George Horniblow and Ann Curtis: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Cornage is a law term (Latin cornagium) for a species of tenure in grand segjeanty, "the service of which was to blow a horn when any invasion of the Scots was perceived; and by this tenure many persons held their lands northward, about the wall, commonly called the Pict's Wall." Jacob, who cites Camden. The person who performed this duty for the lord, probably acquired the surname. At Ripon there prevails a peculiar custom, "which according to some is of a date prior to the Conquest, viz., to blow a horn every night at nine o'clock; and formerly if any house or shop was robbed between that hour and sunrise the loss was made good to the sufferer, by a yearly tax of fourpence, imposed on every house-keeper. The tax is now discontinued, but the custom is still kept up of blowing the horn every night, three times at the mayor's door, and three times at the market-cross. The officer who performs this duty is called the Horn-blower." Parl. Gazetteer. Blouhorn is met with in the H.R.; and Blower and Horniblow still exist. "Comicen, horn-blawere." Wright's Vocab. 73.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A musician, one that blows a horn.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Hornblotton; a location name in Somerset (?). Or Horninglow, Derbyshire.

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

Average Hornblow Salary in
United States

$33,000 USD

Per year
Rank:
932,257 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.09549E-6
Rank: 805,403 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
76.48%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Hornblow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hornblow is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hornblow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 559,940th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. Hornblow is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Hornblow live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 216,802. In England it is primarily found in: Oxfordshire, where 16 percent live, Berkshire, where 14 percent live and Hampshire, where 11 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Hornblow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hornblow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hornblow last name rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hornblow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hornblow last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hornblow last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hornblow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 115.66% more than the national average, earning $107,147 CAD per year.

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