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Waghorn
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Origin Of The Surname Waghorn
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Meaning Of The Surname Waghorn
A Person Who Carries a Horn
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Interesting
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Waghorn
Waghorn is made up of the Old English elements ‘waggen’ meaning to wag or shake, combined with ‘horn’ and in the instrument originally made from the horn of an animal. This is an unusual surname that would have come about originally as a nickname for a person who made a habit of carrying a horn with them, most likely they were also a horn-blower or watchman. Nicknames were an easy way to distinguish people and therefore many personal nicknames became hereditary surnames when surnames became obligatory. |
Waghorn Statistics
Waghorn is the number 1776 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,109 share the surname Waghorn in the UK.
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