Hone Family History

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Hone Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary stone or a prominent outcrop of rock, from Middle English hon ‘stone’, ‘rock’. This is the same word as modern English hone ‘whetstone’, and the surname may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to sharpen swords, daggers, and knives. Dutch and North German (Höne): from the Germanic personal name Huno, a short form of the various compound names with the first element hun. Compare, for example, Humphrey. The exact meaning of this element is disputed, but it may be cognate with Old Norse húnn ‘bear cub’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hose, Hope, Howe, Hoe, Hole, Honer, Hove, Bone, Honey, Tone

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Hone Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Hone name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Hone. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    59%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    20%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Norway

    3%

  • Sweden

    3%

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Hone Family Origin

Where is the Hone family from?

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You can see how Hone families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hone family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hone families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1911 there were 64 Hone families living in Ontario. This was about 47% of all the recorded Hone's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hone families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Hone surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Hone Family Occupations

What did your Hone ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, farmer, Do. Servant and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hone. A less common occupation for the Hone family was Cook. The most common Hone occupation in Canada was Farmer. 33% of Hone's were Farmers.

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  • Farmer

    33%

  • Do. Servant

    13%

  • Labourer

    13%

  • Cook

    7%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Hone ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Hone Historical Records

What Hone family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 54,000 census records available for the last name Hone. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hone census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Hone. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Hone. For the veterans among your Hone ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Hone Life Expectancy

What is the average Hone lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Hone life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Hone in 1958 was 45, and 69 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Hone ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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