Explore the Family Name Hornes

The meaning of Hornes

1. German: nickname for a nervous, panicky person, from Middle High German horniz, hornuz ‘hornet’. 2. English and Scottish (Dunbartonshire): variant of Horn, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hornes saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hornes was ranked as the 58,397th most popular surname in the United States, with 325 individuals bearing this surname. Over the next decade, its popularity declined by 5.73%, pushing it to the 61,745th spot in 2010. The number of people with this surname remained consistent at 325, but its proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 8.33%, indicating that while the population increased, the number of people named Hornes did not.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,397	#61,745	-5.73%
Count	325	325	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hornes

Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the surname Hornes is primarily associated with Black ethnicity, which increased from 65.54% in 2000 to 69.23% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity for this surname is White, although its percentage decreased from 26.77% to 22.15% over the same period. The Hispanic representation also increased significantly, from 4% in 2000 to 7.08% in 2010. However, there was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities among the bearers of the Hornes surname in either year. The category of Two or more races, which accounted for 1.85% in 2000 also had no representation in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	65.54%	69.23%	5.63%
White	26.77%	22.15%	-17.26%
Hispanic	4%	7.08%	77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.85%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%