# Horne (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/horne/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 37,689 |
| US rank (2010) | 921 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,192 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (36,288 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Horne in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Horne in the United States, the United Kingdom, Scotland, the Kingdom of Denmark and Australia.

## People named Horne

- Lena Horne, American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
- Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano opera singer (born 1934)
- James W. Horne, American actor, screenwriter and film director (1881–1942)
- Geoffrey Horne, American actor
- Victoria Horne, American actress (1911–2003)
- Barry Horne, British arsonist (1952-2001)
- Janet Horne, British alleged witch
- Robert Horne, British cricketer, played for France in 1900 Summer Olympics
- Robert Horne, American professional wrestler
- Alex Horne, British comedian
- Lotte Horne, actress
- Rob Horne, Australian rugby union footballer

## Similar surnames

Horn, Horan, Harney, Hearne, Horney, Horine, Herron, Hearn, Herrin, Herren, Heron, Hern.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.