Van Horne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands

The Dutch surname Van Horne 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 Van Horne family

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

Early History of the Van Horne family

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

Van Horne 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 Van Horne 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

Van Horne Ranking

In the United States, the name Van Horne is the 15,315^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Van Horne migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Van Horne Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Gabriel VanHorne U.E. (b. 1748) who settled in Fredericksburgh [Greater Napanee], Ontario c. 1784 he died in 1815 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Van Horne (post 1700) +

Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (1843-1915), American President of Canadian Pacific Railway in 1888, inducted into the North America Railway Hall of Fame in 1999
Terry E. Van Horne (1946-2012), American politician, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981-2000)
Robert Van Horne (b. 1948), American composer and concert pianist, recipient of the MTAC Composer Today awards in 1998 and 2010
Randy Van Horne (1924-2007), American singer and musician, founder of the Randy Van Horne Singers who performed the theme songs for the Hanna-Barbera cartoons The Flintstones, Top Cat, The Jetsons, and The HuckleBerry Hound Show
Keith Van Horne (b. 1957), American college and NFL professional football player for the Chicago Bears who played from 1981 to 1993
Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1801-1803) and (1803-1805) Adjutant General of Ohio (1810–1811) and (1812-1818)
Harriet Van Horne (1920-1998), American newspaper columnist and film/television critic
Espy Van Horne (1795-1829), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1825-1829)
Dave Van Horne, American Major League Baseball announcer, recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award in 2011
Archibald Van Horne (1758-1817), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1807-1811)
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X