Horning is a German language surname.[1][2][3] Like the related Hörning[4] and Hornung[5] it may either be derived from the term hornung and in this case be used as a nickname for someone with a relationship to the month of February or derived from Middle Low German hornink and then used for a person born out of wedlock (horns as symbols of cuckoldry) or a topographic name referring to the hornlike shape of a property.
Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ "Horning Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26. nickname from Hornung 'February', with reference to a tax obligation or some other association with that month, for example being born in February. from a personal name, Hornunc. North German: nickname for a person born out of wedlock, Middle Low German hornink, with reference to parentage by a cuckold, traditionally symbolized by horns.
  2. ^ "Horning Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-26. Approximately 10,711 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: United States.
  3. ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Horning". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26. Surname Horning is used at least 5837 times in at least 24 countries.
  4. ^ "Hörning Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-26. Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
  5. ^ "Hornung Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-12-26. Approximately 21,947 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany. (English and Scandinavian) Love-Son [Old English hórnung-sunu = Old Norse hórnung-r, bastard son]