Explore the Family Name Hanft

The meaning of Hanft

German: variant of Hanf, with the addition of excrescent -t.

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How common is the last name Hanft in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hanft has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,522 most popular, falling to 37,341 in 2010, marking a 5.12% decline in rank. The actual count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased by 0.33%, from 599 in 2000 to 597 in 2010. This change resulted in a reduction in the proportion of the name per 100,000 people, going from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.20 in 2010, representing a 9.09% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,522	#37,341	-5.12%
Count	599	597	-0.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hanft

Discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Hanft according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some significant changes between 2000 and 2010. While the largest percentage of people with this surname identified as White (96.49% in 2000 and 93.63% in 2010), there was a nearly 3% decrease over the decade. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, the latter group made up 0.84% of the Hanfts. People identifying as two or more races saw a substantial increase of 202.41%, rising from 0.83% in 2000 to 2.51% in 2010. Additionally, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.34% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010, marking a 50.00% increase. However, the proportion of Black individuals with this surname dropped from 1.00% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.49%	93.63%	-2.96%
Two or More Races	0.83%	2.51%	202.41%
Hispanic	1.34%	2.01%	50%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1%	0%	0%