Explore the Family Name Hartshorne

The meaning of Hartshorne

English (Staffordshire and Shropshire): variant of Hartshorn.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hartshorne saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the Hartshorne surname moved from 39,756th place to 40,371st place during this period, indicating a drop of 1.55%. However, the count of individuals with this surname rose by 4.23%, from 520 in 2000 to 542 in 2010. Despite the increase in raw numbers, the proportion of Hartshornes per 100,000 people dropped by 5.26%, suggesting that while more individuals carried the name, the overall population growth outpaced the rise in the Hartshorne surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#40,371	-1.55%
Count	520	542	4.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hartshorne

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Hartshorne surname. The proportion of Hartshornes identifying as White remained largely stable, increasing slightly from 93.27% in 2000 to 93.73% in 2010. The percentage of Hartshornes identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, jumping from 0.96% in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased marginally, from 1.73% to 1.85%. Conversely, there were marked declines in the proportions of Hartshornes identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, both dropping to zero in 2010 from 0.96% and 1.73% respectively in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.27%	93.73%	0.49%
Hispanic	0.96%	1.85%	92.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.73%	1.85%	6.94%
Two or More Races	1.35%	1.29%	-4.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.96%	0%	0%
Black	1.73%	0%	0%