Horniblow Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Horniblow 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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Horniblow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
Australia701:385,65331,598
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Horniblow 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

Possibly a corruption of Homblower.

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

Horniblow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horniblow is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horniblow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,181,191st most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Horniblow are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 28 percent reside, West Midlands, where 18 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Horniblow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horniblow has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horniblow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Horniblow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning $44,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horniblows950/
Hornblow94567/
Horniblew891/
Horneblow890/
Harnblow8211/

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