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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Where did the English Hornby family come from? What is the English Hornby family crest and coat of arms? When did the Hornby family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Hornby family history?

The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Hornby come from when the family resided in one of the places called Hornby in Lancashire, Westmorland (now part of Cumbria), or the North Riding of Yorkshire.

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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hornby has been recorded under many different variations, including Hornby, Hornbie and others.

First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hornby research. Another 235 words(17 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hornby History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Hornby Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hornby or a variant listed above:

Hornby Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Mercy Hornby settled in Virginia in 1735

Hornby Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Mary Hornby and Joseph Hornby arrived in Philadelphia with four children in 1820
  • John Hornby, who arrived in New York, NY in 1828
  • Thomas Hornby settled in Newcastle Del. in 1835
  • Edward Orsen Hornby, who arrived in New York in 1839
  • Charles K Hornby, who landed in Indiana in 1851


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  • Robert Hornby, American Engineer
  • Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby (1785-1867), English Naval Commander
  • Albert Sidney Hornby (1898-1978), English teacher, grammarian and lexicographer who is best known for his "Learner's Dictionary of Current English"
  • Admiral of the Fleet Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phippe Hornby (1825-1895), English Naval Commander, son of Sir Phipps Hornby
  • Lesley Hornby (b. 1946), original name of Twiggy, the English model, actress, and singer
  • Frank Hornby (1863-1936), English inventor, businessman and politician, responsible for the invention of Meccano; Hornby Model Railways; and Dinky Toys
  • Nick Hornby (b. 1957), English novelist, essayist, lyricist and screenwriter
  • Clive Hornby (1944-2008), English actor
  • John Hornby (1880-1927), English explorer best known for his expeditions in the Arctic region and the Northwest Territory of Canada
  • Sir William "Harry" Henry Hornby (1841-1928), 1st Baronet, an English industrialist and Conservative Party politician

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  10. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
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The Hornby Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hornby Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 17 May 2012 at 12:21.

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