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 17
Buckinghamshire 251
Berkshire 121
Cambridgeshire 39
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 18
Cornwall 54
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 18
Devon 561
Dorset 11
Durham 33
Essex 320
Gloucestershire 60
Hampshire 121
Herefordshire 11
Hertfordshire 84
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 11
Isle of Man 0
Kent 198
Lancashire 146
Leicestershire 57
Lincolnshire 26
London 1,132
Middlesex 288
Northumberland 30
Norfolk 75
Northamptonshire 29
Nottinghamshire 25
Oxfordshire 57
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 11
Shropshire 8
Suffolk 139
Somerset 47
Surrey 126
Sussex 34
Staffordshire 50
Warwickshire 48
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 18
Worcestershire 34
Yorkshire 78

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 106
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 26
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Hearn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hearn family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 73
Living On Own Means 49
Dress Maker 39
General Servant Domestic 33
Scholar 32
Cook Domestic 22
Laundress Wash 19
Domestic Servant 18
Carpenter 16
Housemaid Domestic 16
Dock Labourer 15
House Painter 15
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 15
Farmer 15
Agricultural Labourer 14
Bricklayer 13
Commercial Clerk 13
Boot Maker 12
School 12
Charwoman 11
Tailoress 11
Hawker 10
Laundress 10
Bricklayer Labourer 9
Servant Domestic 9

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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