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

The Anglo-Saxons of Britain first developed the name Horniblow. It was a name given to someone who was a person who was employed as a hornblower. In the Middle Ages, workmen were often summoned to work by the blowing of a horn. The surname Horniblow is derived from the Old English word hornblawere, which means horn-blower.

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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Horniblow have been found, including Hornblow, Hornblower, Horneblow, Horneblower and others.

First found in Essex, where they held a family seat from very early times.


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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Horniblow, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were: Josiah Hornblower, who immigrated to America in 1753.

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The Horniblow Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Horniblow 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.

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