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Hornby

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Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)

  1. A village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868).
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605).
  3. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293). [1]
  4. A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after landowner John Hornby.
  6. A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. [2]
  7. A surname derived from the English place name.

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Statistics

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  • 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.

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