Where Does the Hortin Surname Come From?

If your family name is Hortin, its origin lies with Horton, a long-established English surname. It is a place-based name: “From Horton, "muddy farmstead”.

• The same family of names includes Houghton and Orton.
• Before spelling was fixed, Horton was also written Hortin.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Heraldry and the Hortin name

Arms linked to Horton and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Hortin family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.