The Horne surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 37,689 people carried this name — #921 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,820 people counted. That is up 4% from 36,288 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Horne surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Horn’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Adam Horn, Wiltshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Horn and Horne.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 397 · public domain.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 6 births for the Horne name in 1890.

Most were registered in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 2 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Leinster 2
Munster 2
Ulster 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 69 people named Horne 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 30
City of Buenos Aires 20
Córdoba 19

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 45 people named Horne.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Paris 9
Seine-Maritime 5
Yonne 3
Aube 2
Pas-de-Calais 2
Haute-Savoie 1
Yvelines 1
Var 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

29 people named Horne live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 13
St. Gallen 4
Bern 3
Basel-Stadt 3
Thurgau 3
Zurich 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

522 people named Horne are counted in Norway and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers.

Counted, by country

Norway (2025) 478
Sweden (2022) 44

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0.

In Scotland’s registers today

Horne was recorded 47 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 555th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 76. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Horne in American newspapers,
1920.

Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Horne
The Beatrice Daily Express 1920-03-03
Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Horne
The Beatrice Daily Express 1920-02-25
Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Horne
The Beatrice Daily Express 1920-03-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 157,218 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Horne in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

37,455 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Horne. The most, 4,662, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 10,180
Victoria 9,194
New South Wales 8,825
Queensland 5,821
South Australia 1,826
Western Australia 1,469
ACT (Canberra) 79
Northern Territory 30

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Horne.

Who carried it

People named Horne,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Horne d. 1755 · politician
  • Richard Horne d. 1394 · politician
  • Thomas Horne d. 1636
  • John Horne d. 1850
  • Laura Louisa Craven d. 1925
  • Winifred Leila Coventry d. 1952

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Horne,
in the records of 9 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,602 records

2,602 records of the Horne name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,247
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 424
  • Other U.S. records 931
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edmund L. Horne

    Born 1917 in Georgia. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Stewart Hinesville; driver from Upson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Orby A. Horne

    Born 1907 in Alabama. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida; clerk from Hendry County, Florida. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1952, buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Horne

    Arrived at New York in 1880 aboard the France from Havre, aged 34; lace maker. From Alsasse, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,602 records for Horne in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia2,509 records

2,509 records of the Horne name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1,086
  • Tasmanian Names Index 716
  • Other Australian records 707
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Charles Horne

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Mount Stewart Elphinstone, sailing from London in 1845. Native of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1851.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Robert Horne

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emily, sailing from London in 1842. Native of Walworth, Surrey. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850. Married 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Benjamin Horne

    Died 1858 in Campbell Town, Tasmania, aged 81. Will registered in Tasmania in 1858.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,509 records for Horne in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada1,139 records

1,139 records of the Horne name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 954
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 46
  • Other Canadian records 139
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Frank Horne

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sam Horne

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Polynesian, landing at Halifax, bound for Belle River, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Jane Horne

    Buried in 1967 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 79.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 1,139 records for Horne in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands215 records

215 records of the Horne name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 107
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 73
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 35
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christianus Horne

    Married in 1858 in Zutphen; fisherman. Died 1892 in Zutphen, aged 86.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacoba Catharina Johanna Horne

    Married in 1905 in Amsterdam. Died 1968 in Apeldoorn, aged 86.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Horne

    Married in 1924 in De Bilt. Died 1971 in Apeldoorn, aged 92.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 215 records for Horne in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Norway197 records

197 records of the Horne name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristen Horne

    Census of 1910: Lone (gaard), Ytre Holmedal; farmhand, born 1893 in Hyllestad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Inga Horne

    Census of 1910: Stryken, Nedre Eker; of independent means, born 1872 in Ø. Eker.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Karen Horne

    Census of 1910: Viker, Furnes; of independent means, born 1833 in Fon Jarlsberg.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 197 records for Horne in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom130 records

130 records of the Horne name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 63
  • Stirling Council burial records 30
  • Other British records 37
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record John Horne

    Born 1899 at Burnside; motor driver. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Horne

    Died 2001, aged 72; buried at St Thomas Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Arabella Horne

    Will proved in 1939; of Abergele, Denbigh.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 130 records for Horne in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany66 records

66 records of the Horne name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Josef Horne

    From Lorch. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 November 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 186).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 1 of 66 records for Horne in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand48 records

48 records of the Horne name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 32
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 9
  • Other New Zealand records 7
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ellen Horne

    Died 1916, aged 29; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ivy Gertrude Horne

    Died 1992, aged 83; buried at Whangamata Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lewis Keele Horne

    Died 1887, aged 54; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 48 records for Horne in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France22 records

22 records of the Horne name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Maria Horne

    Born 1897 in Paris; died 1977 in Clermont (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacob Jean Horne

    Born 1948 in Paris; died 1988 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 22 records for Horne in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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