Does Anyone know the meaning of the surname Hornung?

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Does Anyone know the meaning of the surname Hornung?

Its german i think

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Surname: Hornung
Recorded as Hornig, Horning, Hornung, and possibly Hernon and Hernow and others, this is an English or perhaps with some spellings, a Germanic, surname. If English it is locational from a place called Horning in the Fen Country, near the city Norwich. The name means 'The people who live at the horn', which may have been a tract of dry land in an otherwise marshy area, or it could mean the bend of a river. In ancient times either could have applied, but the geography of the site has changed so much since the first recording as 'Horningga' in the year 1020 a.d., that it is impossible to say with certainty. If German it is usually spelt Horning or Horninger, it also locational from the town of Horningen, Gerwig Horninger of Kirchberg being recorded in 1324. All locational surnames were usually 'from' names. These were names given to people after they left their original homes to move elsewhere, in search of work. In England many set off for London, and the surname is well recorded there since at least Stuart Times. These recordings include Susanna Horning who married Thomas Pawsey at St Giles Cripplegate, on November 4th 1691, and George Hornung who married Mary Barrett at St Leonards Shoreditch, on May 27th 1770.

Origins Available: Dutch, English, German

Where did the German Hornung family come from? What is the German coat of arms/family crest? When did the Hornung family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Spelling Variations of this family name include: Hornberg, Hornberger, Hornburg, Hornburgh and others.

First found in Austria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Henry Hornberg, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796; Johan Jacob Hornberger, his wife Maria Barbara and their two daughters, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732.

Origins Available: Dutch, English, German

The saga of the name Hornung follows a line reaching back through history to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. The name itself is derived from the Old English word "horn," but as a surname, it is of uncertain origin. The name may have been occupational for someone who made items from horn, may have been occupational for someone who played a musical instrument, or perhpaps was a topographic name for someone who lived on a horn-shaped piece of land. It may also have been a local name taken on by someone who lived in one of such settlements as Horne in Rutland, Somerset, or Surrey.

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Hornung were recorded, including Horn, Horne, Athorne, Athorn and others.

First found in Durham where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Hornung family emigrate to North America: Henry Horne, who came to Virginia in 1623; John Horne, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1630 with the "Winthrop Fleet," Ben Horne, who came to Virginia in 1651.