Horsepool
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from any of various lost settlements in England, perhaps from Old English hors (“horse”) or the personal name Hersa + pōl (“pool”).
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Horsepool is the 39547th most common surname in England, belonging to 80 individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horsepool”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.
- Forebears
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