Horsfall Surname
Approximately 10,916 people bear this surname
Horsfall Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the horsfall,' probably the hoarse fall, the loud, harsh cataract; Middle English hors, horse, hoarse. But compare Yorkshire dial. Hose, Horse, a deep vale between two mountains (Hutton, Tour to Caves), and fall, a valley, 'hanger' (Lucas, Nidderdale).
Read More About This SurnameHorsfall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,508 | 1:39,295 | 3,148 |
| England | 2,990 | 1:18,635 | 2,670 |
| Australia | 1,372 | 1:19,676 | 2,731 |
| United States | 1,076 | 1:336,858 | 30,388 |
| Canada | 261 | 1:141,171 | 14,531 |
| New Zealand | 260 | 1:17,417 | 3,051 |
| Scotland | 118 | 1:45,371 | 4,059 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| Jersey | 30 | 1:3,307 | 613 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,018 | 1:8,077 | 1,229 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 138 | 1:363,904 | 27,584 |
Horsfall (155) may also be a first name.
Horsfall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the horsfall,' probably the hoarse fall, the loud, harsh cataract; Middle English hors, horse, hoarse. But compare Yorkshire dial. Hose, Horse, a deep vale between two mountains (Hutton, Tour to Caves), and fall, a valley, 'hanger' (Lucas, Nidderdale). The surname has spread far and wide in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The spot itself seems to have lain in the old parish of Halifax.
Ricardus del Horesfall (Stansfield), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Horsfall, 1379: ibid.
1661. Ellen Horsfall, of Lancaster: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1796. Married — Thomas Horsfall and Ann Newman: St. Gen. Han. Sq.
(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Horse- Fell [Old Norse hors, hross + fiall, a fell, hill]
Orsval or De Arseville, from Arseville, Normandy, now Ossonville near Estampes. Richard de Arseville, c. 1125, witnessed a charter of Humphry de Bohun in favour of Farley Priory, Wilts (Mon. i. 621). The change of ville into fall in this name is similar to that of Waterville into Waterfall.
A family of the Horsfalls, said to have come originally from Mankenholes, Halifax, resided at Storthes Hall, Kirkburton, from the 16th to the present century; Storthes Hall was previously the home of the ancient and now extinct family of Storthes (Morehouse's "Kirkburton"). Richard Horsfall of this county contributed £25 to the Spanish Armada fund in 1588 (Sp.). The name is still in Halifax.
Horsfall Demographics
Average Male Horsfall Height
179.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Horsfall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Horsfall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Horsfall is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Horsfall.
How Common Is The Last Name Horsfall? popularity and diffusion
The last name Horsfall is the 47,419th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 667,602 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Horsfall are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Horsfall is also the 738,219th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 155 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,508 people, or 1 in 39,295. In Nigeria Horsfall is most common in: Rivers, where 92 percent reside, Lagos, where 2 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Horsfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Horsfall has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Horsfall surname decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 983 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Horsfall Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Horsfall surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Horsfall surname are 8.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Horsfall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.19% more than the national average, earning R 463,836 per year; in United States they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $46,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $54,222 CAD per year.
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