# Horner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/horner/  
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 | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,881 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,500 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,929 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (23,308 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English hornere.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Horner 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Horner in the United States, Australia, Austria and the United Kingdom.

## People named Horner

- James Horner, American film composer and conductor (1953–2015)
- Jack Horner, American paleontologist (born 1946 )
- Craig Horner, Australian actor and musician
- Mike Horner, American pornographic actor
- Harry Horner, Austrian-American film art director (1910-1994)
- Bob Horner, American baseball player (1957-2026)
- Henry Horner, American politician and judge (1878–1940)
- Penelope Horner, British actress

## Similar surnames

Harner, Hoerner, Harmer, Harmeyer.

## 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.