Whitehorn Family History
Whitehorn Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Whithorn near Wigtown, named with
Old English hwit ‘white’ + ærn ‘house’. The
settlement is said to have been established in the 5th century by St.
Ninian, and named from the white stone church built by him.
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Name Distribution of Whitehorn Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Whitehorn families
 12 - 21  5 - 11 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Whitehorn families
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68 - 134 23 - 67 |
1 - 22 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Whitehorn families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Whitehorn Family Origin
Whitehorn Immigration Information
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Whitehorn Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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