Horspool

English

Etymology

Variant of Horsepool.

Proper noun

Horspool (plural Horspools)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm
• Horspool's algorithm

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Horspool is the 93513^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 196 individuals. Horspool is most common among White (97.96%) individuals.

Further reading

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