Horsepool

English

Alternative forms

• Horspool

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various lost settlements in England, perhaps from Old English hors (“horse”) or the personal name Hersa + pōl (“pool”).

Proper noun

Horsepool (plural Horsepools)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Horsepool is the 39547^th most common surname in England, belonging to 80 individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horsepool”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.
• Forebears