Explore the Family Name Hauger

The meaning of Hauger

1. South German: patronymic from the personal name Haug, a German form of Hugh. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named, from the indefinite plural form of Old Norse haugr ‘hill, mound’.

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

The surname Hauger, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hauger was ranked as the 17,483rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 20,529th position, marking a decline of 17.42%. The count of people bearing the surname also fell from 1,486 in 2000 to 1,292 in 2010, a drop of 13.06%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Hauger per 100,000 people decreased by 20% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,483	#20,529	-17.42%
Count	1,486	1,292	-13.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.44	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hauger

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the Hauger surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 96.70% to 94.81%. There was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.67% to 0.93%, and those identifying as Hispanic, which increased from 1.28% to 2.09%. The most significant change was observed among those identifying as having two or more ethnicities, which rose from 0.61% in 2000 to 1.55% in 2010, a substantial change of 154.10%. The proportions of individuals identifying as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	94.81%	-1.95%
Hispanic	1.28%	2.09%	63.28%
Two or More Races	0.61%	1.55%	154.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	0.93%	38.81%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%