How common is the surname Horner?

23,881 people in the United States had the surname Horner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,929 Americans. It ranked 1,500th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Horner?

James Horner, American film composer and conductor (1953–2015), followed by Jack Horner.

Where is the surname Horner most common?

Wikidata records people named Horner in the United States, Australia and Austria and 1 other country.

Is the surname Horner getting more or less common?

More common. 23,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,881 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Horner

An English surname, carried by 23,881 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Horner is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English hornere.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,881 people named Horner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,929 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,308.

#1,500

rank among US surnames

23,881

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,491	Newsome	23,958	12,887
#1,492	Thurman	23,950	12,891
#1,493	Helms	23,949	12,892
#1,494	Metcalf	23,946	12,893
#1,495	Goldman	23,940	12,897
#1,496	Schmitz	23,931	12,901
#1,497	Crouch	23,923	12,906

Who is named Horner

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

92% of people named Horner identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Horners

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Horner
American film composer and conductor (1953–2015)
Jack Horner
American paleontologist (born 1946 )
Craig Horner
Australian actor and musician, born 1983
Mike Horner
American pornographic actor, born 1955
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, born 1939

Notable Horners come mostly from the United States (5), Australia (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Horner

Horner has the Soundex code H656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H656.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Horner come from?: From Middle English hornere.
How common is the surname Horner?: 23,881 people in the United States had the surname Horner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,929 Americans. It ranked 1,500th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Horner?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Horner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Horner?: James Horner, American film composer and conductor (1953–2015), followed by Jack Horner.
Where is the surname Horner most common?: Wikidata records people named Horner in the United States, Australia and Austria and 1 other country.
Is the surname Horner getting more or less common?: More common. 23,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,881 in 2010, up 2.5%.