Hoorn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Netherlands

The Dutch surname Hoorn 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 Hoorn family

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

Early History of the Hoorn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hoorn 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 Hoorn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hoorn 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 Hoorn 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 the regency of Margaret of Parma
Nicholas van Hoorn (1635-1683), the Dutch pirate who amassed a fortune and such notoriety that some governments were willing to employ him against their enemies

Hoorn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hoorn Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Gertraud Hoorn, who arrived in New York in 1710
Johan Philips Hoorn, who settled in Philadelphia in 1770

Hoorn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John V. Hoorn, on record in Illinois in 1876

Contemporary Notables of the name Hoorn (post 1700) +

Johan F Hoorn Ph.D., Dutch Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vrije