Explore the Family Name Hauswirth

The meaning of Hauswirth

German: status name from Middle High German hūs ‘house’ + wirt ‘owner, master’. Some characteristic forenames: German Aloys, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hauswirth has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 35,757 in popularity, however, it dropped to rank 36,204 in 2010, a change of -1.25%. The total count of individuals with this surname increased from 594 to 619 during the same period, marking a 4.21% increase. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.55%, indicating that while the actual number of people with this surname increased, its relative occurrence compared to other surnames decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,757	#36,204	-1.25%
Count	594	619	4.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hauswirth

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Hauswirth surname identify as White. In 2000, 96.3% identified as White, and this figure slightly rose to 96.93% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races were at 2.69% in 2000, but there was no reported percentage for this group in 2010. Reporting for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native was either non-existent or suppressed for privacy in both years. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Hispanic identification in 2010, with 1.62% of those with the Hauswirth surname identifying as such.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	96.93%	0.65%
Hispanic	0%	1.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.69%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%