Hartshorne

English

Etymology

From Old English heorot (“stag”) + -s- + horn (“horn”).

Proper noun

Hartshorne (countable and uncountable, plural Hartshornes)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK320213).
   2. A city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hartshorne is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Hartshorne is most common among White (93.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hartshorne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 137.