How common is the surname Hornaday?

1,126 people in the United States had the surname Hornaday in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hornaday?

William Temple Hornaday, American conservationist and zoologist (1854–1937), followed by Ann Hornaday.

Where is the surname Hornaday most common?

Wikidata records people named Hornaday in the United States.

Is the surname Hornaday getting more or less common?

More common. 1,057 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Hornaday

A surname, carried by 1,126 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hornaday is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,126 people named Hornaday in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,057.

#22,749

rank among US surnames

1,126

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,688)

Who is named Hornaday

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Hornaday identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hornadays

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Temple Hornaday
American conservationist and zoologist (1854–1937)
Ann Hornaday
American film critic (1960–2026)

Questions

How common is the surname Hornaday?: 1,126 people in the United States had the surname Hornaday in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hornaday?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hornaday identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hornaday?: William Temple Hornaday, American conservationist and zoologist (1854–1937), followed by Ann Hornaday.
Where is the surname Hornaday most common?: Wikidata records people named Hornaday in the United States.
Is the surname Hornaday getting more or less common?: More common. 1,057 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 6.5%.