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Origin of Hor Total Records: 36  Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Came from Germany to Canada around 1750. Landed in Nova Scotia. Surnames: Horn, Horne Submitted by: Blair S Ross Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Two Hoskins were among the Norman invaders who accompanied William the Conquerer as he overran King Harold's army late in 1066. The name Hoskins is found predominantly in the Suffolk/London section of Southeastern England. The main Virginia Hoskins clan descends from Bartholomew Hoskins who came to Virginia from England in 1614. He was a son of John Hoskins, barrister and member of Parliament who committed funds to the settlements in Virginia by 1606. Bartholomew appears to have had a brother named Bennet or Bennett Hoskins who may have emigrated to eht eastern shore of area of Virginia/Maryland some years later, but that is conjectural and lacking proof at this time. Another Hoskins family may have arisen in New England as well. The Virginia Hoskins regard Higham Castle near Cumberland, England as their ancestral home, and their coat of arms is identical to that at Higham Castle. Surnames: Haskins, Hodgkins, Horskins, Hosking, Hoskins Submitted by: Charles R. Hoskins Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: This is a German surname, possibly from the pfalz or Rheinland. Surnames: Hoerner, Horner Submitted by: Michel Ney Sheffer Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Farm in Aas, Akershus, Norway Surnames: Thorsnes Submitted by: Paul Richard Thorsnes Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Name traced back to Newark, England to Joseph Gelsthrope whose son was Sir William Gilstrap. Surnames: Gelsthorpe, Gilstrap Submitted by: Ron Gilstrap Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: The name Blue is a translation of the name MacGhilleghuirm and was originally Gorm meaning Blue in Gaelic. The name Blue may have been assumed because of skin color associated with a recessive gene. Surnames: Blue, Gille-Ghorm, Mcguirman Submitted by: Joseph E. Blue Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Old Scandinavian forename Thorgeat meaning 'Thor's gate'. Origin (Thurgood) : England. Surnames: Thurgood, Thorgeat, Thorgod, Thurgot, Turgoti, Thurgod, Thorogood, Thoroughgood, Thorowgood, Throwgood, Thorgood, Thurgate Submitted by: Mark Thurgood Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: arthur charles woodthorpe Surnames: woodthorpe Submitted by: mansell Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: The land of the heart of livingstone or the genius of the Bantu Surnames: Ghormley Submitted by: Deborah Cody Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: working on the Newton Baxter Ghormley branch Surnames: Ghormley Submitted by: Deborah Cody Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Durham County England Robert & Richard mid to late 1800's Surnames: Thornton Submitted by: Keith Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Seeking genealogy connection to FRIEDRICH CARL HORNUNG born about 1798 possibly in Germany or Switzerland, married Apr 5, 1835 in St John's Evangelical Church, Buffalo, NY to Katerina Hauenstein. Sons of this marriage were Johann born about May 1831, and John born May 3, 1839 in Buffalo ?, NY. My great grandmother was a daughter to that marriage and named Anna Maria (Mary Anna) Hornung born Oct 14, 1840 in Buffalo. Please reply to Doc, Donald E. Wuerz at dncwuerz@aol.com Surnames: HORNUNG Submitted by: Donald E. 'Doc' Wuerz Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: I am looking for anyone who has information on Elizabeth Horton born abt. 1796 in probably Brant Broughton, Lincolnshire, England. She died in 1835. Surnames: Horton Submitted by: Bev Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: DOROTHY RHODA THORPE married MICHAEL ANTHONY KEEPER (my parents) 13th August 1966 in West Ham. Surnames: THORPE Submitted by: MARK KEEPER Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: I am the grandaughter of Ellen and Alva Coolen of Fox Point.Hubbards,NS anyone who has info or is a relative that we have not found yet, Please email me? Surnames: Thorpe Submitted by: Shanyn Coolen Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: polish??? Surnames: pohorylo Submitted by: karen Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: i want to know the orgin and about the history Surnames: drawhorn Submitted by: brittany drawhorn Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: I am looking for any children of George Fredrick Duckhorn born May 7,1933 died Aug 1977 in Chicago, he was my father and remarried after my mom and him divorced. Surnames: Duckhorn Submitted by: James Duckhorn Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: 1870's of Zelmanovce/Kracunovce, Slovakia. Related surnames: ADAMCIK,BENCHIK,BARICKO,BUGOSH,GAJDOS,KURIMYAN,MARCINKO,SIMKO Surnames: POHORENEC Submitted by: Sonja Pohorenec Strange Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Researching the surname Horn.I have very little information yet.but I think from West Sussex. Surnames: Horn Submitted by: John Belchamber Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Portuguese Sephardic origin, meaning small barren animal. Surnames: Machorro, MacHorro Submitted by: Aly Singer Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Need info on a Presley Lacy Wyatt Thornton (or P.L.W.). Most escpecially his residence around the Fairfax-Alexandria area. Post 1865. Surnames: Thornton Submitted by: Corey Thornton Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: This surname is English in origin. A 'horner' is a manufacturer of horn, and in the old days in England, as elsewhere, a manufacturer of horn was rather a considerable personage for in those times horn was applied to many uses for which glass and other materials are used at the present day. The history of 'Americans of Royal Descent' shows that families bearing the name of Hornor are descendants of Edward the Third of England, of Robert Bruce of Scotland, and of some of the ancient kings of Ireland. There is mention in English records of Sir John Hornor, Knight of Cloford, who married (first) Lady Ann Spike. There were other Hornors, too, bearing titles, occupying exalted positions, and distinguished both in peace and war. Surnames: Hornor Submitted by: History of West Virginia Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: I have found documentation of my family that has lead me to believe that the name Thornton originated during the time of William the Conqueror. The name actually began as "Thor" "stane" and moved onto Thurstan, then moved onto Thornton with William Thornton (1300) Surnames: Thornton Submitted by: Nicole Thornton Williams Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: A Collection of References to the Origin of the Alcorn Name [With comments in brackets by Dewaine A. Alcorn based on his research in Belfast and Edinburgh in September 24th to October 4th 2001] Origin of the Alcorn Name ALCORN. Probably from Alchorne, a manor in the parish of Rotherfield in Sussex. A family of this name lived there in the fourteenth century, and Lower (writing in 1860) says "Some of their descendents still resident in that parish have within a generation or two corrupted their name to Allcorn." The mill of Kethyk was leased to John Awldcorn in 1446 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 124), and two years later it was re-let to his son Adam Aldcorn (ibid., p 127). "Sir" Robert Aldcorne was chaplain in Stirling in 1476 (SBR., p. 159), and John Auldcorne, baker in Glasgow, and Walter Auldcorne, burgess of Elgin, are both mentioned in 1591 (RPC., IV, p. 620, 659). Walter Auldcorne, member of assize of the regality court of Spynie in 1596 (SCM., II, p. 132) may be the aforementioned Elgin burgess. In 1594 Stevin Auldcorne was accused "for wirking on the Sondaye" (MCM., I, p. 67), John Aldcorne was indweller in Kelso in 1630 [This John Aldcorne was spelled Jhone Auldcorne in the Kelso Parish, Roxburgh, Scotland BDM records and is almost certainly the John (1610-1710) listed below who is buried in Drumragh Parish Cemetery, Omagh, Co Tyrone, NIR] (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 563), Alexander Auldcorne, messenger, appears in 1634 (ibid., 2. ser.V, p. 621), John Alcoirne( was messenger of Gabriel Maxwell during the latter?s residence in Daniskine 1635 (Pollok, II, p. 257) and in 1649 the wife of "umquhill" John Auldcorne in Lochwinnoch was accused of witchcraft (ibid., 2. ser. VIII, p. 204). Henry Alcorn or Hary Auldcorne was assay-master at the mint, 1687 and 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. xxxvii; XIV, p. 430). The name is also found in the Edinburgh Marriage records as Alcorn (1698), Alcorne (1671), and Auldcorn (1696). It is also found in Castlemilk, Dumfriesshire, and in Kelso [24 BDM records of Auldcornes] in the seventeenth century, and six of the surname are recorded in the Commissariot record of Stirling between 1621 and 1741. Aldycorne 1667. Bulletin of the New York Public Library. Sept. 1943, Vol. 47-No. 9. The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning And History Part II, p. 628. Origin of an Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania Dewaine A. Alcorn The basic information that follows is a transcription of a copy held by my grandfather Austin Robert Alcorn. Austin was a son of James Newton Alcorn and grandson of Robert Alcorn who was a son of James and Margaret McDowell Alcorn who came to Pennsylvania from Northern Ireland in 1800. This paper compiles pieces of histories written and handed down by various descendents of James and Margaret at various times. The origin of the Alcorn name has many versions, each with some reference to a monarch who was entertained by a Robertson (or Robinson) family and having the name "conferred" upon them. The writer will attempt to insert some facts that support what James Alcorn of Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland declared in March of 1894 to be "a rather romantic legend." Editorial comments inserted by this author will be in footnotes or brackets [ ]. The following statement is the origin of the Alcorn family including those in the US. The incident of the change of name being as follows: James the Fifth of Scotland [who reigned 1513-1542], while hunting one day with his courtiers, came unexpectedly to a Robertson's residence. This man was so abundantly rich that he turned the horses of the king and court into his granaries and entertained the king and his gentlemen. The king at once conferred on him the name "All Corn" or, as it was then spelled, "All Chorne." The record from which this is quoted contains an impression of the crest, a stag surmounting a sheaf of wheat. Also a copy of the Robertson coat of arms, which is very elaborate. The Robertson are a numerous and many branching clan. The original name was "De Atholia," Celtic Earl of Athol. One of the race married Beatrice, daughter of Malcolm the Second. Henry was the last Celtic Earl. His son, "Duncan the Fat," had four sons of whom the eldest, Robert de Atholia, was the founder of the family of Robertson, being of the "Danachie," i.e., of the Duncan. The second, Duncan, founded the family Duncanson, etc. The Robertsons were staunch Jacobites, being intermarried with the Stewarts. The chieftainship still remains and is called Strowan or Robert of Strowan. One of the sons of Duncan was the Breadwarden of Sir Walter Scott. Their plant is heather and fern and their plaid is brown, red, green and purple. [A source was found that supports the De Atholia to Robertson story.1 There is nothing in the book to support the progression from Robertson to All Chorne.] John Alcorn, the first to who came from Scotland to Ireland died Feb. 18, 1710, aged 100 years. This John Alcorn2 had two brothers, Robert and James. James the Sixth of Scotland and the First of England gave large tracts of land to the brothers John, Robert and James.3 John settled in County Donegal, Robert in Tyrone, and James in Derry. [At least one of these names and places is wrong; the writer has a picture of himself standing over the gravestone of John Alcorn, born 1610 in Kelso Scotland, and died in Loughmuck Townland, Drumragh Parish, Co. Tyrone 8 Feb 1710, age 100.] The inscription from which we learn of the death of John Alcorn mentioned above is still in existence, and is on an old tombstone now standing in a cemetery in [Armagh was sometimes named as the place] Ireland. [John Alcorn (1610-1710), see above] It seems that these three brothers were the progenitors of the Alcorns in the US. The above [minus the text in brackets] is from information I have gathered from Mr. W. F. Alcorn of New Haven, Conn. who is an attorney at law. [Signed] Wirt A. Breed. Wirt A. Breed was a lawyer of Plainsville, OH. His mother was a daughter of Andrew Alcorn of Venango County, PA. This is a transcript of a copy owned by Mary (Roena) Alcorn Hirst who, in turn, had taken it from a copy owned by Olga Alcorn (d/o James Law and Glenna Kerr Alcorn). [It is fairly certain that my 3Ggreat Grandfather James Alcorn emigrated from Co. Tyrone to Crawford Co. Pennsylvania in 1801 although no direct connection to his parents can be made at this time. The fact that his first three sons, John, James and Robert, followed the pattern of naming the children after parents and grandparents. "Old" John had four sons named John, James, William and Robert. In the Spinning Wheel Survey there were three James listed as having a spinning wheel in Drumragh Parish in 1796. In Jamie Alcorn's history [1965] page 2, I found reference to James being a "physically lame and a weaver by trade." There were no Alcorns listed in County Armagh Survey of 1796 so that does not seem likely to be a place of origin for our James or any other Alcorn for that matter. There were lots of Alcorns listed in Donegal and several in Londonderry, but only one James each in Londonderry and Donegal. I believe any reference to County Armagh as a place of origin for James Alcorn or to being the site of the gravestone and burial place of John Alcorn is incorrect. I know the gravestone rests in Drumragh Cemetery near Omagh, County Tyrone.] To return to the origin of the name in the family history/legends regarding kings, Marion Alcorn of College Station, Texas came up with some other sources regarding the Alcorn name which supports the previous statement. "I've come to the conclusion that the "history" of the Alcorn family name that you [Dewaine] mentioned [in a message posted on RootsWeb] is just a story that someone invented but has no truth in it. I've heard the story many times with the King being any from King John to King James V. The book, Rotherfield ? The Story of Some Wealdon Manors, by Catherine Pullein, Couring Printing and Publishing Company, Ltd., England, 1928, gives a very good account of the probable origin of the name, being from the name of a tract of land in Rotherfield Parish, Sussex which later became known as Alcorn Manor." According to Henry Harrison in his book, Surnames of the United Kingdom, 1969, "the name Allcorn is English, believed to come from Alchorne, a parish in Sussex County; The name may be from the Old English words ALH, meaning temple, plus HORN (or HYRNE) meaning a corner of land." What Harrison says fits very well with what Pullein says and the location of Alcorn Manor did extend away from church lands located in Rotherfield Parish in Sussex County. The land is listed as Al-si-horne is the Domesday Book, 1086. The earliest record of a person with the surname is a Peter de Alchehorne, who in A.D. 1262 was one of twelve local men who swore to the extent of Rotherfield Manor on the occasion of the Inquisition Post Mortem of its lord, Richard de Clare. A William Alchorne is also mentioned in 1450. Obviously, if the name were in existence in 1262, its origin could not have begun with King James V (1528-1542). Secondly, anyone who knows and cares about horses would not "turn them loose in a granary." You would have some horses with very sore stomachs the next day, or they would be dead, and a very upset King. M. Alcorn alcorn@ariel.met.tamu.edu Another transcription from the history of the NW Pennsylvania Alcorn Family that began this paper raises some other questions about such histories: "Copy of a letter written to Mr. W. C. Alcorn by Hugh D. Alcorn, Titusville, 1928: "My great-great-grandfather (Hugh's?) came to this country from Ireland with his wife and eight children, six boys and two girls, namely: Anna, Margaret, John, William, Andrew, James, Samuel, and George. He landed in this country with but seven children as George died and was buried at sea." Mrs. John Kerr, Harrison, IA, an aunt of Hugh Alcorn, has further information concerning the Alcorn family. Can anyone find any other information to support Hugh's listing of Anna, Margaret and George as children of James and Margaret Alcorn? We know that Samuel and William were born in Crawford County, PA and we know that Jane Alcorn was a daughter who married a William Alcorn of Oil Creek Twp in Crawford County. The International Genealogical Index of Great Britain lists Margaret McDowell as marrying James Alcorn abt 1791 in Ireland and lists the following children: Anna b. 1792 Ireland, Margaret b. 1794 Ireland, and George b. 1800 Ireland. 5 Prather cites July 30, 1788 as the birth date of John Alcorn, about 1789 for James and about 1790 for Jane Alcorn which discounts the IGI dates for their marriage and birth date for John.6 The IGI for USA gives dates for these children: John 1792 Ireland, Andrew 1798 Ireland, Robert 1798 Ireland, William 1801 Crawford Co PA, and Samuel 1805 Crawford Co PA.7 Prather presents the same birthplaces but different dates: John and Jane were given above; James abt 1789 (not listed in IGI), Robert 1796, Andrew D. Oct 2, 1801, Samuel about 1804 and William about 1805. 8 ______________________________ 1 Robertson, J.A. Comitatus De Atholia, The Earldom of Atholl: Its Boundaries Stated. Also, The...Possessions of the Family of De Atholia and Their Descendents, The Robertsons. Printed for private circulation, 1860. 2 John was born abt 1610, after King James VI took land from the Irish in 6 counties and gave it to Scots and Englishmen in 1607. 3 The father of these brothers may have been a freeholder but his name is not known and there were no John, Robert or James Alcorn named as undertakers in the 1619 Survey. Source: Hanna, Charles A. The Scotch-Irish or the Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America. Baltimore: Genealogy Publishing Co., 1968. LC:E184.S4H2. The "plantation" movement peaked at 1612-1613 but the "leases" were available later from planters who failed to improve the land or moved on for other reasons. 4 "Bulletin of the New York Public Library." Sept. 1943, Vol. 47-No. 9. The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning And History Part II, p. 628. 5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index," Copyright 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA, British Isles #1761069. 6 Prather, Earl M. Alcorn History 1800-1998 James and Margaret McDowell Alcorn, 1998. 7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index," Copyright 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA, USA #1761023. 8 Prather, op.cit., pp.2-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitter: Dewaine Alcorn Surnames: Alcorn, Alchorne, Auldcorne Submitted by: Dewaine Alcorn Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Calthorpe means winding small village Cal Welsh origin means winding Thorpe English origin means a small village Surnames: Calthorpe Submitted by: glitz Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Thorpe Scandinavian origin means a new village Surnames: Thorpe Submitted by: glitz Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Hort: Characteristic of the red deer, Characteristics resembling a red deer, To encourage The first part is something my brother in-law told me. Surnames: Hort Submitted by: R. L. C. Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: horne derives from early Indo-European and arrived in England with the Anglo-Saxons. It was used much as we use the word 'corner', especially for a) a triangular hill; b) a corner of land formed by a river bend, or two streams. The most likely places in England are: i) Horne in Rutland (by a river-bend) ii) Horne, a parish in Godstone, Surrey, first noted 1208 (by a horn-shaped hill) 4 miles E of Horley (which itself means 'clearing in the Horne between two streams'). Surnames: HORNE Submitted by: david dowd Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Thawley is thought to derive from Thorley, a place-name meaning 'clearing in a thorn wood' which appears in Hertfordshire and the Isle of White - though Guppy's list of yeomen found it only in Cheshire and Staffordshire. Surnames: THAWLEY, THORLEY Submitted by: david dowd Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Van mean's "From" and Hoorn is a place in the Neatherlands, near Amsterdam. So Van Hoorn, means's From Hoorn Surnames: Horn, Van Hoorn Submitted by: Jessie Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: William Camden wrote in 1586 in "Remaines of a Greater Worke Concerning Britaine" "About the yeare of our Lord 1000...surnames began to be taken up in France, and in England about the time of the Conquest, or else a very little before, under King Edward the Confessor, who was all Frenchified...but the French and wee termed them Surnames, not because they are the names of the sire, or the father, but because they are super added to Christian names as the Spanish called them Renombres, as Renames." So we end up with Thurman. According to at least one respectable text, it came about because of Thor, the ancient god of thunder, and was known in Old Norse as ?orr. ?orr + mundr = Thor's protection, and that became, in Old Norse - ?orrundr, which evolved into the Middle English version Thurmond. Thurman is an English Patronymic Name derived from Thurmond as a given name." Surnames: Thurman, Thurmond, Thurmon, Thoroman, Thoroughman Submitted by: Loren Thurman Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: bird / lark Surnames: Sochor Submitted by: Rose Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: Lockhorst was a small place with stronghold near Leusden, the Netherlands, owned by a noble family who called themselves van Lockhorst. Oldest know person knight Adam van Lockhorst, 12th century. Surnames: Lokhorst, Lockhorst, van Lockhorst Submitted by: Arwi Lokhorst Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: The origin of the name Ravenhorst is Dutch. Originally at time of immigration to the United States the name was Ravenshorst and the s dropped from the name in 1930's. Surnames: Ravenshorst Submitted by: T.Ravenhorst Origin of Hor, Meaning of Hor Origin: My Grandfather told me that the name is Cornish and in Cornish means "Pool in the Corner". The Polkinghorn Manor in Cornwall resides along a stream at a strong bend. The water is deep enough to swim in making it a pool in the corner Surnames: Polkinghorn Submitted by: William Polkinghorn 2/17/2012 5:27 PM Page 1 of 1

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