Hort Surname

56,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Hort Surname Definition:

Or De L’Orty, a baronial family, from Ortiac, in Aquitaine, which bore a cross, as the Baronets Hort still do. In the 13th cent. Henry de Urtiaco paid scutage for two fees, Somerset (Testa de Neville). In 1209 Richard de U. occurs (Roberts, Excerpta); and 1293 Henry L’Orti, or De Urtiaco, was summoned to parliament as a baron.

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Hort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,1291:3,020557
Brazil8121:263,63810,148
Czechia5421:19,6192,977
United States5361:676,22953,846
Germany3931:204,84823,383
Australia3251:83,0649,628
Switzerland2781:29,5434,471
Romania1811:110,92712,433
England1811:307,83523,246
France1711:388,43757,373
Canada1041:354,28532,012
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Turkey611:1,275,76153,024
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Israel141:611,26042,949
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Austria121:709,62061,025
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Wales91:343,83718,086
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Panama51:782,45211,059
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

The alternate forms: Hört (78), Horţ (29), Hořt (7) & Horț (5) are calculated separately.

Hort (3,261) may also be a first name.

Hort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or De L’Orty, a baronial family, from Ortiac, in Aquitaine, which bore a cross, as the Baronets Hort still do. In the 13th cent. Henry de Urtiaco paid scutage for two fees, Somerset (Testa de Neville). In 1209 Richard de U. occurs (Roberts, Excerpta); and 1293 Henry L’Orti, or De Urtiaco, was summoned to parliament as a baron. The family long continued as Lorty, Lort, and at last Hort.

The Norman People (1874)

Or De Lort. Robert, Peter, Richard Orte, De Ortis, or De Ortie, Norm. 1180-1200 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Hort Last Name Facts

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

Hort occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Hört, Horţ, Hořt or Horț. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hort? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,081st most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 805,610 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Hort live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 125,410th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 3,261 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is borne by 5,129 people, or 1 in 3,020. In Cambodia Hort is mostly concentrated in: Kandal Province, where 23 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 12 percent reside and Kampong Thom Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia Hort is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Czechia, where 6 percent reside.

Hort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hort has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 285 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hort Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hort last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hort last name are 15.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hort earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning R 246,000 per year; in United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hört9278/
Horţ9229/
Hořt927/
Horț925/
Hjort895,334/
Horth893,223/
Khort891,521/
Chort89654/
Hourt89593/
Horte89384/
Hordt89186/
Hortt89161/
Hoort89116/
Horts89106/
Hoert8957/
Huort8956/
Hosrt895/
Hoirt891/
Horzt891/
Horht891/
Horrt890/
Hgort890/
Hor8616,645/
Ort865,812/
Hoerth801,259/
Hoerdt80319/
Chorte80175/
Hjordt8079/
Hourtz8064/
Hoiret8050/
Hoertt8031/
Hortch8021/
Hourte8015/
Hjortø8011/
Khorte804/
Hourth804/
Khorth802/
Hosrth802/
Horthe802/
Chorts801/
Hourts801/
Jhortt801/
Chohrt801/
Chorth801/
Horths801/
Chortz800/
Horrtt800/
Horrth800/
Hart75292,878/
Khor7569,586/
Hurt7532,250/
Orth7525,673/
Hore7520,730/
Hour7513,076/
Chor755,319/
Gort755,295/
Orts755,174/
Hord754,937/
Hoor753,842/
Ohrt752,581/
Hert752,486/
Horr752,439/
Orte752,201/
Horz751,028/
Oort75969/
Hoir75904/
Ortt75824/
Ehrt75645/
Huor75252/
Horh75179/
Jort75117/
Hohr75117/
Ourt7512/
Horč7511/
Ahrt758/
Öhrt758/
Hotr757/
Härt756/
Hojr754/
Orht754/
Ortd754/
Hhor754/
Hoyr752/
Ojrt752/
Orrt752/
Horp751/
Ordt751/
Uort751/
Uhrt751/
Hêrt751/
Hürt751/
Oert751/
Orzt751/
Otrt751/
Oyrt751/
Hosr751/
Hortová73595/
Hortsch73243/
Hortova737/
Horstch732/
Chorthe731/
Or6725,719/
Hardt6718,995/
Harte6716,080/
Chore679,554/
Harth679,086/
Khoir676,165/
Herdt675,175/
Choir672,836/
Hurtt672,744/
Hartt672,436/
Ahart671,823/
Herth671,616/
Chorr671,537/
Khore671,415/
Harts671,335/
Hurth671,231/
Jordt671,231/
Hörth671,185/
Chhor67735/
Chart67584/
Khord67509/
Chour67506/
Hördt67487/
Hurte67444/
Houre67424/
Hourd67365/
Oorts67365/
Khour67314/
Haert67314/
Horre67305/
Khart67291/
Chord67280/
Hoore67269/
Oordt67248/
Orthe67244/
Ourth67242/
Gordt67220/
Hjour67193/
Chuor67189/
Khoor67160/
Orths67154/
Hurdt67150/
Hürth67141/
Hurts67138/
Härth67110/
Khurt6788/
Choor6783/
Haart6769/
Churt6764/
Oerth6763/
Hertt6754/
Ortìz6751/
Hoerd6750/
Horzs6748/
Ahrtz6744/
Khorh6739/
Hoire6737/
Härdt6735/
Khuor6734/
Gohrt6732/
Chortova6729/
Ohrts6728/
Härte6724/
Hords6723/
Ortte6723/
Hjord6722/
Hoyrd6721/
Hahrt6720/
Husrt6719/
Heurt6718/
Hörtz6718/
Hörte6717/
Harzt6716/
Gourt6714/
Ortts6713/
Jourt6712/
Hordh6710/
Horcz679/
Ourte679/
Choyr678/
Harrt677/
Housr675/
Haurt675/
Horhe675/
Hjart675/
Gortt674/
Heert674/
Huord674/
Chorh674/
Hartd674/
Hurrt673/
Hurtd673/
Khorr673/
Hasrt673/
Hartø673/
Oirte673/
Goort672/
Chorp672/
Khojr672/
Hosre672/
Ourts671/
Ortch671/
Ordte671/
Ordth671/
Hourp671/
Hoyre671/
Hoyrz671/
Huirt671/
Hootr671/
Horgy671/
Horjs671/
Gahrt671/
Hartp671/
Gorht671/
Orttz671/
Héårt671/
Hoorr671/
Hourh671/
Heårt671/
Herzt671/
Jortt671/
Ortïz671/
Goyrt671/
Ortth671/
Uojrt671/
Horzh671/
Hoird670/
Hoord670/
Ehrdt670/
Ahurt670/
Eoert670/
Herrt670/
Joort670/

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