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:
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.
Approximately 10,711 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: United States.
Surname Horning is used at least 5837 times in at least 24 countries.
Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
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]
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:
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.
Approximately 10,711 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: United States.
Surname Horning is used at least 5837 times in at least 24 countries.
Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
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]