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Horden Surname Meaning

Variant of Hordern with dissimilation of the second r. The name was sometimes confused with Harden; compare Michaell Harden 1605 in IGI (Baswich Staffs). Perhaps from Hore Down in Ilfracombe (about 7 miles from Braunton) but this is not recorded as a place-name before 1525 and it is not known if it had an associated farm in medieval times.

Alternatively, it may be a variant of another name (compare Hordern Harden). Probably a variant of Hawthorn from Hawthorn in Easington (Durham). A family from this place had acquired lands in Kirkinner (Wigtownshire) by the 15th century.

From Horden in Easington (Durham) which is recorded as Horeden in a 12th-century copy of a document from about 1040. The place-name derives from Old English horu ‘filth dirt’ + denu ‘valley’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Horden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Horden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Horden families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 44 Horden families living in Lancashire. This was about 18% of all the recorded Horden's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Horden families in 1891.
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What did your Horden ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Electrician and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Horden. 50% of Horden men worked as an Electrician and 85% of Horden women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Horden were General Labourer and Incapacitated.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Electrician
    50%
  • General Labourer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    85%
  • Housewife
    10%
  • Incapacitated
    7%

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Horden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Horden in 1963 was 85, and 79 in 2004.

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