Explore the Family Name Hornbuckle

The meaning of Hornbuckle

Scottish and English (Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire): variant of Arbuckle. The placename Arbuckle (Lanarkshire) appears as Arnbuckle in 1499, and the form with Horn- is a folk-etymological alteration of this.

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How common is the last name Hornbuckle in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hornbuckle has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 12,742nd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 13,551st spot, representing a decrease of 6.35%. The actual count of individuals with this surname, however, increased slightly from 2,223 in 2000 to 2,237 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 0.63%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease of -7.32% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,742	#13,551	-6.35%
Count	2,223	2,237	0.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.76	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hornbuckle

The ethnicity associated with the surname Hornbuckle has also shifted between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic identity remains White, although its percentage did decrease slightly from 74% in 2000 to 72.02% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity is Black, which saw a modest increase from 17.36% to 17.61%. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander saw significant increases, with the former rising by 93.33% and the latter by 33.33%. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or as belonging to two or more races experienced minor changes.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74%	72.02%	-2.68%
Black	17.36%	17.61%	1.44%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.53%	5.45%	-1.45%
Two or More Races	1.93%	2.82%	46.11%
Hispanic	0.9%	1.74%	93.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.27%	0.36%	33.33%