Hortop Family History

Hortop Surname Meaning

From Middle English hor(e) ‘grey white’ + top ‘top tuft of hair head’ for someone with grey or white hair.Compare Blacktop.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Horton, Hotop, Orton, Holton, Worton, Hoop, Morton, Norton, Harton, Porto

14,000 record(s) for Hortop

3K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
141	Military Records
306	Immigration Records
3K	Census and Voter Lists
8K	Member Trees

Where is the Hortop family from?

You can see how Hortop families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hortop family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Hortop families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 12 Hortop families living in Montana. This was about 43% of all the recorded Hortop's in USA. Montana had the highest population of Hortop families in 1880.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Hortop surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Hortop ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Hortop.

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer

100%

What Hortop family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 3K census records available for the last name Hortop. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hortop census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 306 immigration records available for the last name Hortop. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

Military Records

There are 141 military records available for the last name Hortop. For the veterans among your Hortop ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Hortop lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Hortop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Hortop in 1969 was 72, and 72 in 2003.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Hortop ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.