Hornby
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Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)
- A village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868).
- A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605).
- A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293). [1]
- A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
- A town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after landowner John Hornby.
- A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. [2]
- A surname derived from the English place name.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hornby is the 31587th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 732 individuals. Hornby is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.