Hearn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 1
Buckinghamshire 249
Berkshire 85
Cambridgeshire 3
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 52
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 2
Devon 300
Dorset 50
Durham 2
Essex 71
Gloucestershire 22
Hampshire 99
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 38
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 21
Isle of Man 0
Kent 93
Lancashire 33
Leicestershire 35
Lincolnshire 1
London 445
Middlesex 67
Northumberland 9
Norfolk 66
Northamptonshire 25
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 54
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 21
Shropshire 7
Suffolk 158
Somerset 37
Surrey 43
Sussex 8
Staffordshire 16
Warwickshire 16
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 10
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 24

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 10
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Hearn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hearn family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 272
Agricultural Labourer 79
Labourer 50
At Home 39
Farm Labourer 37
House Servant 27
Servant 24
Laundress 22
Dress Maker 21
Ag Lab 16
Scholar At Home 15
General Servant 13
Bricklayer 13
Errand Boy 13
Tailor 12
Farmers Son 12
Pauper 12
Annuitant 12
House Keeper 9
Straw Plaiter 8
Shoe Maker 8
School Mistress 7
Farm Servant 7
Carpenter 7
Farrier 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Hearn

Name Census Frequency
William Hearn 1,813
Mary Hearn 1,548
John Hearn 1,423
Elizabeth Hearn 1,034
George Hearn 995
Thomas Hearn 858
James Hearn 820
Sarah Hearn 803
Henry Hearn 723
Charles Hearn 575
Ann Hearn 463
Emma Hearn 415
Frederick Hearn 411
Annie Hearn 409
Ellen Hearn 400
Eliza Hearn 386
Alfred Hearn 358
Emily Hearn 353
Alice Hearn 326
Jane Hearn 325
Edward Hearn 322
Robert Hearn 322
Joseph Hearn 310
Albert Hearn 290
Arthur Hearn 243

Hearn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Horn 60% 42,790
2 Horne 40% 38,395
3 Hearn 100% 26,780
4 Heron 60% 11,919
5 Hearne 83% 7,701
6 Horan 40% 6,750
7 Hurn 60% 4,960
8 Hern 80% 4,894
9 Harn 80% 3,451
10 Herne 60% 3,093
11 Ahern 60% 2,307
12 Hiron 40% 1,944
13 Harne 60% 1,529
14 Hurne 40% 1,492
15 Ahearn 83% 607
16 Haran 60% 565
17 Haron 60% 552
18 Heiron 67% 397
19 Aherne 50% 321
20 Hearon 83% 252
21 Hiern 60% 229
22 Horian 33% 168
23 Horon 40% 138
24 Horen 40% 137
25 Haren 60% 134
26 Ahearne 71% 129
27 Heran 60% 128
28 Hourne 50% 121
29 Heren 60% 110
30 Hoarn 80% 105
31 Herin 60% 102
32 Hurine 33% 100

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The surname Hearn is the 3rd most popular variant of Horn.

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