Horder
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English
Etymology
Two possible etymologies:
- From Middle English horder (“keeper of a store of goods”), an occupational surname for a person who looked after other people's money.
- A variant of Middle English herder (“herdsman”), an occupational surname.
Proper noun
Horder (plural Horders)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Horder is the 11884th most common surname in England, belonging to 478 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 201.