About the Hörner Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Hörner is usually a form of Horn. Its meaning, shared with Horn, is “Horn-shaped land”. Hörner adds -er to the root of Horn, a common way of forming related surnames. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Related forms: Hornmann.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Hörner, so the heraldry linked to Horn is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Hörner family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.