Hornby

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hɔːnbiː/

Proper noun

Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)

1. A village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868).
2. A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605).
3. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293).
4. A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
5. A town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after landowner John Hornby.
6. A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
7. A surname derived from the English place name.

Derived terms

• Hornby-with-Farleton

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hornby is the 31587^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 732 individuals. Hornby is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.