Horsepool Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Horsepool Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horsepool,' a township in the parish of Thornton, Leicestershire.

1562. Simon Horsepole and Elizabeth Smithe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1602. Married — William Horspoole and Marie Washington: St.

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Horsepool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:696,47639,547
Guernsey291:2,222539
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Horsepool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horsepool,' a township in the parish of Thornton, Leicestershire.

1562. Simon Horsepole and Elizabeth Smithe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1602. Married — William Horspoole and Marie Washington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1786. Married — John Horspool and Sarah Chamberlain: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English), Horse-pond. Horsley, Horse-field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Horsepool Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horsepool is found most frequently in England. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsepool? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Horsepool live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 34 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent reside and Norfolk, where 14 percent reside. Besides England it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Guernsey, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Horsepool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horsepool has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Horsepool surname declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horsepool Last Name Statistics demography

Horsepool earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $47,679 CAD per year.

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