The horning Surname
horning Name Meaning and History
- nickname from Hornung ‘February’, with reference to a tax obligation or some other association with that month, for example being born in February.
- from a personal name, Hornunc.
- North German: nickname for a person born out of wedlock, Middle Low German hornink, with reference to parentage by a cuckold, traditionally symbolized by horns.
- topographic name referring to the location or shape of a farming property (see Horn).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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