The Home surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 311 people carried this name — #64,054 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 9% from 342 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Home surname
A habitational surname from Old English.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Home» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Home.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Ardennes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 78 people named Home live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Salta.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
28 people named Home have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 35 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
25 people named Home is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Home,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexander Home, 9th Earl of Home d. 1786
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Janet Hay d. 1424
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Alexander Home, Master of Home d. 1456
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Mary Louisa Home d. 1868
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Fanny Home d. 1893
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Sir John Home of Blackadder, 2nd Bt. d. 1706
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Home.
- Holveck 278 · U.S. census
- Holweg 140 · U.S. census
- Holz 3,002 · U.S. census
- Holzer 3,911 · U.S. census
- Holzinger 865 · U.S. census
- Holzmann 455 · U.S. census
- Homer 6,198 · U.S. census
- Homeyer 634 · U.S. census
- Hommel 1,235 · U.S. census
- Homs 178 · U.S. census
- Hon 2,424 · U.S. census
- Hong 31,670 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Home is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.