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The Horn surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 51,380 people carried this name — #593 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,250 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,219 people named Horn.

88 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 88
Puy-de-Dôme 185
Paris 109
Haut-Rhin 106
Moselle 70
Bas-Rhin 61
Aube 57
Guadeloupe 46
Somme 29

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

614 people named Horn live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 158
Thurgau 69
Aargau 65
Bern 60
Vaud 45
St. Gallen 33
Basel-Landschaft 28
Geneva 26

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

280 people named Horn have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 439 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.

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Where they live today

Warmian-Masurian 57
Greater Poland 39
Pomeranian 34
West Pomeranian 28
Silesian 26
Masovian 25
Opole 19
Lower Silesian 18

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Horn in American newspapers,
1901–1963.

Newspaper page from New-York Tribune carrying the name Horn
New-York Tribune 1901-09-29
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Horn
Evening Star 1921-12-04
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Horn
The Washington Times 1935-11-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,387,488 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Horn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Klas Horn
    Klas Horn 1517–1566 · military personnel
  • Karl Henriksson (Horn)
    Karl Henriksson (Horn) 1550–1601 · politician
  • Gustav Horn, Count of Pori
    Gustav Horn, Count of Pori 1592–1657 · politician
  • Gustaf Horn
    Gustaf Horn 1601–1639 · courtier
  • Krister Klasson Horn af Åminne
    Krister Klasson Horn af Åminne 1622–1692 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 181 lives in all are documented under this name.

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