| ![Show Contents]() Horspool History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Early Origins of the Horspool familyThe surname Horspool was first found in Leicestershire, at Horsepool, a township in the parish of Thornton. 1 This township is now lost as is Horsepool, a settlement in Nottinghamshire. Early History of the Horspool familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Horspool research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1106, 1432, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1562, 1600, 1602 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Horspool History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Horspool Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Horspool include Horspool, Horspoole, Horspull, Horsepull, Horspoll, Horsepole, Orspool, Orsepool and many more. Early Notables of the Horspool family- the Horspoole family of Kent
| Horspool migration to the United States | + |
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:
Horspool Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Horspool, who landed in New York in 1826 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Horspool (post 1700) | + |
- Jennifer Horspool, Director of Marketing Communications for the American Cancer Society Orange County Region
- Francis L Horspool (1871-1951), American artist known for painting scenes with fantastic figures and faces done in great detail
- David Horspool (b. 1971), English historian and journalist from Wimbledon, London
- Thomas Horspool (b. 1830), British middle-distance runner who set several world records for the mile
- Nigel Horspool, Canadian computer scientist who co-developed the Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm
- R Nigel Horspool Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Victoria
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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)
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