Horsburgh Surname

112,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Horsburgh Surname Definition:

Of territorial origin from the old ten pound land of the same name in the parish of Innerleithen, Peeblesshire. Horsabroc occurs in an Old English charter (Kemble, Codex Diplomaticus, III, 397). "The first of the race is believed to have been an Anglo-Saxon, designated Horse or Orse, who, settling on lands on the north bank of the Tweed, there reared the castle or burg which communicated the present surname to his descendants' (Chambers, Peeblesshire, p.

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Horsburgh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,4051:19,2142,655
Scotland1,0171:5,264881
England7141:78,0368,757
United States3651:993,03873,486
Canada2541:145,06114,859
New Zealand2011:22,5293,939
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Wales171:182,03112,022
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6061:6,177892
England1271:191,93215,501
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Horsburgh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of territorial origin from the old ten pound land of the same name in the parish of Innerleithen, Peeblesshire. Horsabroc occurs in an Old English charter (Kemble, Codex Diplomaticus, III, 397). "The first of the race is believed to have been an Anglo-Saxon, designated Horse or Orse, who, settling on lands on the north bank of the Tweed, there reared the castle or burg which communicated the present surname to his descendants' (Chambers, Peeblesshire, p. 373). The earliest record of the name, however, is in the reign of Alexander II (1214—49), when Symon de Horsbroc witnessed a charter by William Purveys of Mospennoc to the monks of Melrose (Melros, p. 215). William de Horsebroch, "clericus decani et capellani Ecclesie de Glasguensis," is in record in 1283 (REG., 234). William de Horsbroch, probably the same person, was a notary public in 1287 (CMN., 23). Simon de Horsbrok, who entered the foreign service of Edward I of England in 1297, had his lands restored to him in that year (Bain, II, 952). He is mentioned again in the years 1302 and 1304 as holding his lands of the same king (ibid., p. 424,428). Master Michael de Horsbrok, a priest, witnessed a grant by Sir William of Durem, knight, of certain burgage lands in Peebles between 1306 and 1330 (Metros, p. 378), and William de Horsbrok was a bailie of the burgh in 1329 (ER., I, p. 826). Simon Horsbroke was one of the archers of the East March of Scodand in 1404 (Bain, IV, 669), and in 1440 Robert Horsbruk was "tercius prior" of St. Andrews (RD., p. 300). Alexander Horsbruk of that Ilk appears in 1479 (ALA., p. 76, 86), and in 1550 another Alexander Horsbruik was served heir of John Horsbruik, his father, in the lands and mill of Horsbruik of old extent of ten merks (Retours, Peeblesshire, 6). An illustration of the old house or castle of Nether Horsburgh is given by Chambers (Peeblesshire, p. 374). Other old forms of the surname are Horsbrook 1640, Horsborrough 1686, Horsburche 1620. The local pronunciation is Horsbra.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Horsburgh Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 95 (2014)

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Horsburgh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horsburgh has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsburgh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 112,126th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,762,405 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Horsburgh live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

Horsburgh is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 1,405 people, or 1 in 19,214. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 37 percent live, New South Wales, where 36 percent live and Queensland, where 18 percent live. Excluding Australia it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Horsburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horsburgh has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 562 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,433 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horsburgh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Horsburgh last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Horsburgh earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning R 192,000 per year; in United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,787 CAD per year.

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