Horsman Surname

78,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Horsman 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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Horsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0561:176,29317,689
England1,7351:32,1144,282
Canada1,0961:33,6184,331
Netherlands7461:22,6373,631
Australia2311:116,86512,949
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Ireland461:102,3685,449
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Wales221:140,66110,115
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0191:23,9213,332
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Horsman 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

(English) Horseman, Groom, Horsedealer [Old English hors + man(n]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Horsman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horsman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,304th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,168,063 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Horsman are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,056 people, or 1 in 176,293. In The United States Horsman is most common in: Minnesota, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Horsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horsman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 460 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 314 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horsman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Horsman surname is principally Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Horsman surname are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Horsman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.26% more than the national average, earning R 502,044 per year; in United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,070 CAD per year.

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Horsman Reference & Research

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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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