Horncastle Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Horncastle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horncastle,' a market-town and parish in Lincolnshire.

William de Hornecastre, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Homecastell, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter Horncastell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Horncastle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6141:90,7469,782
Canada2011:183,31118,199
United States621:5,846,112285,490
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Australia291:930,88655,860
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Horncastle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horncastle,' a market-town and parish in Lincolnshire.

William de Hornecastre, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Homecastell, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter Horncastell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna tie Hornecastill', 1379: ibid.

1741. Married — John Horncastle and Elizabeth Warren: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Sir John de Horncastre, prior of Coldingham, 1278 (Raine, 274), derived his name from Horncastle, Lincolnshire, in Old English Hyrn-castre, in thirteenth century Hornecaslre.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Horncastle (Lincs), the Anglo-Saxon Hyrn-ceastre = the (Roman) Fortress in the Corner [Old English hyrn-e (from horn), a corner, angle + Old English ceaster; Latin castr-um (sing.), castra (pl.] The forms Hornecastre and Hornecastell both occur in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Horncastle Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Horncastle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 368,903rd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,474,406 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Horncastle live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 90,746. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Horncastle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horncastle has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Horncastle last name increased 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 6,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horncastle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Horncastle are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Horncastle earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning R 204,660 per year; in United States they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $51,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $45,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harncastle901/
Horncastly901/
Herin-Castille751/
Horn Eggestøl613/

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