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Origins of the Horne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 126North West 120Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 975East Midlands 201West Midlands 483East 376London 1432South East 586South West 330South Wales 24Mid Wales 5West Wales 6North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hornes lived in london

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    13,000 Horne Travel & migration records
    65,000 Hornes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horne

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    637th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Horne surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Hornes most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Horne first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hornes

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Hornes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    279

    Domestic Servant

    180

    Laundress

    176

    General Servant Domestic

    153

    Living On Own Means

    142

    Common male occupations for Hornes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    203

    General Labourer

    200

    Farmer

    183

    Carpenter

    168

    Coal Miner

    167

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