Horning is a German language surname.[1][2][3] Like the related Hörning[4] and Hornung[5] it may either be derived from the term hornung and in this case be used as a nickname for someone with a relationship to the month of February or derived from Middle Low German hornink and then used for a person born out of wedlock (horns as symbols of cuckoldry) or a topographic name referring to the hornlike shape of a property.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Al Horning (1939–2023), Canadian politician
- Jim Horning (1942–2013), American computer scientist
- Karen Horning (born 1966), former Peruvian swimmer
- Marjorie G. Horning (1917–2020), American biochemist and pharmacologist
- Ross Horning (1920–2005), American historian
- Steamer Horning (1892–1982), American football player
- William A. Horning (1904–1959), American art director
References
edit- ^ "Horning Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
nickname from Hornung 'February', with reference to a tax obligation or some other association with that month, for example being born in February. from a personal name, Hornunc. North German: nickname for a person born out of wedlock, Middle Low German hornink, with reference to parentage by a cuckold, traditionally symbolized by horns.
- ^ "Horning Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
Approximately 10,711 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: United States.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Horning". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
Surname Horning is used at least 5837 times in at least 24 countries.
- ^ "Hörning Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
- ^ "Hornung Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
Approximately 21,947 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany. (English and Scandinavian) Love-Son [Old English hórnung-sunu = Old Norse hórnung-r, bastard son]
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