Explore the Family Name Horsey

The meaning of Horsey

English (southern): habitational name from Horsey Pignes (Somerset), Horse Eye (Sussex), or Horsey (Norfolk), from Old English hors ‘horse’ + ēg ‘island, low-lying land’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Horsey has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 17,505th most popular surname in the United States, with approximately 1,484 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 18,648 and the count slightly decreased to 1,475. This represents a change of -6.53 in rank and -0.61 in count. The proportion of people with the surname Horsey per 100,000 also fell by 9.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,505	#18,648	-6.53%
Count	1,484	1,475	-0.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.5	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Horsey

The ethnic identity associated with the Horsey surname shows some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of those with the Horsey surname identified as Black (57.82%), followed by White (38.61%). Smaller proportions identified as Two or more races (1.95%), Hispanic (1.15%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.47%). There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, while the majority still identified as Black (55.86%) and White (37.56%), there were increases in the proportions identifying as Two or more races (3.73%) and Hispanic (2.24%). The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	57.82%	55.86%	-3.39%
White	38.61%	37.56%	-2.72%
Two or More Races	1.95%	3.73%	91.28%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.24%	94.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%