Horse is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Horse
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

A variation of Horsey. A parish in Norfolk, and places in Sussex and Essex.

The lastname is the variant of the Horsley. Horse-field.

Lastname Horse is variation of the Horsley. One who came from Horsley meaning "pasture for horses," the name of several places in England.

Is the variant of Horsley. Parishes and townships in counties Northumberland and Derby.

How popular is Horse?

Horse is common in Jordan, Cameroon, Egypt, Canada.

Horse is ranked 207942 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Horse bearers increased by 2.14 per cent in 2010 US census to 287 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2685 spots and ranked at 68547. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
American Indian and Alaska Native 67.6 66.55
White 16.38 21.35
Black 8.71 6.41
Others 4.53 4.27
Horse is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Jordan which may be its originating country too. Around 1989 people have been found who wears Horse as their family name. Horse is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Horse:
1,472 Jordan1,168
Countries with hundreds of Horse:
7,553 Cameroon354
38,342 Egypt122
28,740 Canada118
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,594 Iraq100
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
64,723 Iran45
69,478 South Africa44

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Ruhlmann Horse hailed from Baden. 32 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Germania and arrived on April 6, 1851. Emil Horse, aged 5, 3 years old Johan Horse, 30 years old Pauline Horse, Fred. Horse (31) Laborer, Heinrich Horse (16) Laborer, are others that migrated to US from Havre, Liverpool & Queenstown and Bremen.

Horse Namesakes

  • Harry Horse, English author
  • John Horse,
  • Bankes's Horse, name of a late 16th- and early 17th-century English performing horse
  • Crazy Horse, Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota
  • Acid Horse, one-off collaborative side project between two industrial music pioneers
  • American Horse, Oglala Lakota chief, statesman
  • Spook the Horse, American indie rock band hailing from Seattle
  • Drunk Horse, rock band from Oakland, California
  • Neon Horse, American rock band
  • Moses J. Yellow Horse, American professional baseball pitcher
  • Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, Native American actor
  • Michael Horse, actor, jeweler, and ledger painter

Horse Namesakes

  • Harry Horse, English author
  • John Horse,
  • Bankes's Horse, name of a late 16th- and early 17th-century English performing horse
  • Crazy Horse, Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota
  • Acid Horse, one-off collaborative side project between two industrial music pioneers
  • American Horse, Oglala Lakota chief, statesman
  • Spook the Horse, American indie rock band hailing from Seattle
  • Drunk Horse, rock band from Oakland, California
  • Neon Horse, American rock band
  • Moses J. Yellow Horse, American professional baseball pitcher
  • Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, Native American actor
  • Michael Horse, actor, jeweler, and ledger painter

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