Hornung History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
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The Dutch surname Hornung is a habitational name, taken on from any of numerous places in the Netherlands, so named. The Dutch word "hoorn," means a "point," or "‘nook;’ the prefix "Van" denotes "one who came from."

Early Origins of the Hornung family

The surname Hornung was first found in the region between the North Sea, Germany and Belgium, that we now call the Netherlands.

Early History of the Hornung family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hornung research. Another 21 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1136, 1150, 1156, 1518, 1568, 1635, 1653, 1683, 1704, 1709 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Hornung History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hornung Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Horn, Hoorn, Van Horn, Van Hoorn, Van Horne, Van den Horn and many more.

Early Notables of the Hornung family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Herman van Horne (or Hoorn) (died 1156), Archdeacon at Liège in 1136, Bishop of Utrecht from 1150 to 1156; Philip de Montmorency, Count Hoorn (1518-1568), a Dutch nobleman, member of the council of state during...
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Hornung Ranking

In the United States, the name Hornung is the 11,853^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Hornung migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hornung Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Gerhart Hornung, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Joh Melchior Hornung, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1755 2
Christoph Hornung, who arrived in America in 1780 2

Hornung Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anne Marie Hornung, who landed in North America in 1849 2
Jakob Hornung, who arrived in North America in 1863 2
John Herman Hornung, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1871 2
Joseph Hornung, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Hornung (post 1700) +

Paul Vernon Hornung (1935-2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", an American NFL football player for the Green Bay Packers, inducted into the Pro and College Halls of Fames

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)