The Horny surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 132 people carried this name — #121,058 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 313 people named Horny.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
136 people named Horny have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 160 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 51 people named Horny 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 Santa Fe.
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.
Who carried it
People named Horny,
with a public archive behind them.
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Franz Horny 1798–1824 · painter -
Katherine Horny 1969– · volleyball player -
Konrad Horny 1764–1807 · art dealer
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Otto Violan 1892–1950 · journalist
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Otto Violan 1892–1950 · journalist
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Hermine Horny 1898–1973 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Horny.
- Hornbeck 3,206 · U.S. census
- Hornberger 3,368 · U.S. census
- Horneck 191 · U.S. census
- Hornecker 281 · U.S. census
- Horner 23,881 · U.S. census
- Hornung 2,830 · U.S. census
- Horry 386 · U.S. census
- Horst 9,245 · U.S. census
- Horta 3,889 · U.S. census
- Horter 309 · U.S. census
- Horth 215 · U.S. census
- Horvat 1,674 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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