How common is the surname Horsley?

6,565 people in the United States had the surname Horsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,029 Americans. It ranked 5,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Horsley?

Lee Horsley, American actor, followed by John Callcott Horsley.

Where is the surname Horsley most common?

Wikidata records people named Horsley in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Horsley getting more or less common?

More common. 6,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,565 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Horsley

An English place surname, carried by 6,565 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Horsley is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).

Horsley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

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 6,565 people named Horsley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,029 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,302.

#5,306

rank among US surnames

6,565

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,107)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,297	Wasserman	6,577	46,943
#5,300	Silverstein	6,576	46,950
#5,301	Hume	6,573	46,972
#5,302	Lowell	6,569	47,000
#5,303	Copley	6,568	47,008
#5,304	Hazelwood	6,567	47,015
#5,305	Rawlins	6,566	47,022

Who is named Horsley

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

80% of people named Horsley identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Horsleys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Horsley
American actor, born 1955
John Callcott Horsley
British artist (1817-1903)
Jack Horsley
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, physician, born 1951

Notable Horsleys come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Horsley come from?: From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).
How common is the surname Horsley?: 6,565 people in the United States had the surname Horsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,029 Americans. It ranked 5,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Horsley?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Horsley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Horsley?: Lee Horsley, American actor, followed by John Callcott Horsley.
Where is the surname Horsley most common?: Wikidata records people named Horsley in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Horsley?: Horsley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Horsley getting more or less common?: More common. 6,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,565 in 2010, up 4.2%.