Horseman Surname

183,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Horseman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. or official, 'the horseman,' either a mounted soldier or a keeper or breeder of horses; compare Hobler and Palfreyman.

Agnes le Horseman, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Horsman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Horseman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0431:347,51631,187
England8461:65,8617,650
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Australia761:355,20729,862
Wales611:50,7304,716
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Bermuda121:5,440820
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5191:46,9665,812
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4411:113,87511,266

Horseman (28) may also be a first name.

Horseman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. or official, 'the horseman,' either a mounted soldier or a keeper or breeder of horses; compare Hobler and Palfreyman.

Agnes le Horseman, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Horsman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter Horsman, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Henry le Horsman, Close Rolls, 10 Edward I.

William Horssemanne, 1640: Household Books of Lord William Howard of Naworth Castle.

1589. Married — John Horseman and Agnes Ward: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1593. Buried — Abraham Horsman, plague: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Either a chevalier as distinguished from a foot-soldier, or a keeper of horses. In H.R. we have one Agnes le Horseman-doubtless a clever Ammon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Horseman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horseman is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Horseman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horseman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 183,996th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,158,884 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Horseman are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Horseman is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,043 people, or 1 in 347,516. In The United States Horseman is primarily found in: Maryland, where 21 percent are found, Kentucky, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Horseman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horseman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 237 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 678 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horseman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Horseman last name is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Horseman last name are 31.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Horseman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.49% more than the national average, earning R 630,912 per year; in United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $44,014 CAD per year.

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Horseman Reference & Research

Horsman One-name Study - A profile of the Horsman surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Horsman 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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