Hornung History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hornung family

The surname Hornung was first found in Austria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the family name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. The name is a compound name derived from the Old High German words "horn" and "berg," and has several derivations. Horn was used as an occupational name for someone who made small articles from horn, or a musician who played a horn. It was also a topographic name referring to a horn-shaped hill; "berg" also refers to a hill. Many have also adopted this name as a habitation name for one of the several places in Germany so-named.

Early History of the Hornung family

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Hornung Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hornberg, Hornberger, Hornburg, Hornburgh and others.

Early Notables of the Hornung family

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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)