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 Horsfall Salary in
United States
$46,187 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Horsfall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Horsfall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Horsfall is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Horsfall.
How Common Is The Last Name Horsfall? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 47,419th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 667,602 people. This surname 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 numerous first name worldwide It is held by 155 people.
The last name Horsfall is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,508 people, or 1 in 39,295. In Nigeria Horsfall is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 92 percent live, Lagos, where 2 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Horsfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Horsfall has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Horsfall last name decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 983 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Horsfall Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name 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 to vote for 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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