Horney Surname
Approximately 2,375 people bear this surname
Horney Surname Definition:
From the Swedish, Horney; a personal name.
Horney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,786 | 1:202,945 | 19,933 |
| England | 239 | 1:233,130 | 19,331 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Germany | 66 | 1:1,219,780 | 78,810 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Denmark | 45 | 1:125,438 | 11,414 |
| Nicaragua | 25 | 1:240,844 | 2,724 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 700 | 1:71,741 | 7,698 |
The alternate forms: Hornéy (1) are calculated separately.
Horney (46) may also be a first name.
Horney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Swedish, Horney; a personal name.
Horney Demographics
Average Horney Salary in
United States
$40,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Horney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Horney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Horney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hornéy. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Horney? popularity and diffusion
The surname Horney is the 179,597th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,068,440 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Horney live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Horney is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 46 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,786 people, or 1 in 202,945. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, North Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Horney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Horney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Horney last name rose 255 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Horney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Horney last name are 28.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.63% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Horney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1754.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 359,575 per year; in South Africa they earn 381.54% more than the national average, earning R 1,144,330 per year; in United States they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $40,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $49,643 CAD per year.
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Horney Reference & Research
Harney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Harney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Horney
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