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Horder Surname Meaning & Origin

What the Horder last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.

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Meaning and origin of the Horder last name

Meaning of the Horder last name: someone who kept the hoard, a treasurer. In Elsdon Smith's account, Horder is an English name for someone who kept the hoard, a treasurer. Horder belongs to the large group of occupational surnames that began with a trade. Roughly 1,618 people bear the surname Horder; Australia, England and the United States are among their homes.

Arms associated with the Horder name

Sharing a surname establishes no coat of arms entitlement; heraldry follows documented individual lineages.

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Horder name FAQ

What does the Horder name mean?

Someone who kept the hoard, a treasurer.

Where does the Horder surname come from?

It originates in England, and is also found in Australia and the United States.

Is there a Horder coat of arms?

Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Horder coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.

Sources: Elsdon C. Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), individual surname entries; modern indexed dictionary entries supersede conflicting interpretations.; Forebears, Surnam.es and individual surname distribution references.