Hornsley Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hornsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hornsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Hornsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hornsley is most common in England. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hornsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hornsley is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Hornsley occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Hornsley live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 57 percent live, West Midlands, where 29 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Apart from England it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live.

Hornsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hornsley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hornsley last name decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chornsley941/
Hornsly930/
Hornslet8843/
Hernsley882/
Hornslyd881/
Gornsley880/
Ornsly860/
Hornsleth82180/
Hernslley821/
Charnsley820/
Ernsley801/
Orensly800/
Horncle800/
Harnsly800/
Arnsley800/
Harnsler752/
Arensley750/
Arnslie671/
Orencle671/
Ernslie670/
Arnslett637/
Gurinsloy591/
Ehrenzelle562/
Arnslätt5010/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hornsley
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