Horrocks Surname

49,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Horrocks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horrocks,' probably the spot known as Horrocksford Hall, in the parish of Clitheroe, Lancashire The tendency of surnames to corrupt as they get further from their native home is shown in Horrox and Horrex (London Directory), which are unknown in Lancashire; compare Dixon and Dickson.

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Horrocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,9961:11,1531,647
United States3,4081:106,35511,670
Australia6931:38,9555,059
Canada4561:80,8029,022
New Zealand3171:14,2852,501
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Scotland1131:47,3794,177
Wales801:38,6823,791
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden101:984,67673,605
France61:11,070,454349,096
Norfolk Island31:765177
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,6781:6,6271,025
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Horrocks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horrocks,' probably the spot known as Horrocksford Hall, in the parish of Clitheroe, Lancashire The tendency of surnames to corrupt as they get further from their native home is shown in Horrox and Horrex (London Directory), which are unknown in Lancashire; compare Dixon and Dickson.

William Horrocks, of Rumworth, Lancashire, 1584: Wills at Chester.

Peter Horrocks, of Turton, Lancashire, 1596: ibid.

James Horrocks, of Horwich, Lancashire, 1604: ibid.

1777. Married — William Horrex and Ann Parsonson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Pl., and genit. of Horrock.

There is a Horrocksford in Lancashire.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

John Horrocks from Horrocks Hall, minister of Colne, died in 1667, at the age of 77 (W. W.). Jeremiah Horrox, the eminent astronomer of the 17th century, was born in 1619 at Toxteth near Liverpool; John Horrocks founded the muslin manufacture in Preston in 1791, and afterwards represented the town in Parliament (B.). In the 13th century there was a John Horroc in Backs (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

(English) The Horrocks surname is a contraction of Horrocksford, a parish in Lancashire.

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Horrocks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horrocks is most common in England. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Horrocks.

How Common Is The Last Name Horrocks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,346th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 698,978 people. The surname Horrocks is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Horrocks reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 4,996 people, or 1 in 11,153. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 34 percent live, Lancashire, where 13 percent live and Merseyside, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Horrocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horrocks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Horrocks last name rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 5,650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horrocks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Horrocks last name are 18.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Horrocks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning R 280,080 per year; in United States they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $44,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $51,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horocks939/
Horroks933/
Horrocs932/
Orrocks931/
Harrocks88179/
Horracks8827/
Horrooks882/
Horrokcs881/
Herrocks881/
Horrecks881/
Hoerocks880/
Horrochs880/
Horoks869/
Horochs800/
Horroxs800/
Oroks771/
Harracks7513/
Kharroks751/
Garrocks751/
Harrochs751/
Horrox71288/
Gorocs716/
Orozcs715/
Horeks710/
Haroks710/
Arracks671/

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