Explore the Family Name Haut

The meaning of Haut

1. North German: metonymic occupational name for a hat maker, from Middle Low German hōt ‘hat’. 2. South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a dealer in skins, from Middle High German hūt, hout, German Haut ‘skin, hide’. 3. French: nickname from haut ‘high’ (from Latin altus + initial h said to be due to the influence of Frankish hoh), usually denoting a haughty or proud person, and occasionally a tall man.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Haut has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of this surname dropped from 29040 in 2000 to 33530 in 2010, displaying a decrease by 15.46%. In terms of count, there were 769 individuals with the Haut surname in 2000, while the number decreased to 680 in 2010, showing an 11.57% drop. The proportion per 100k people also went down by 20.69%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,040	#33,530	-15.46%
Count	769	680	-11.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.23	-20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haut

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those with the Haut surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 97.79% identified as White in 2000, reducing slightly to 96.91% in 2010, a minimal change of -0.90%. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase among those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.30% in 2000 to 1.62% in 2010, an uptick of 24.62%. There was no reported change in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.79%	96.91%	-0.9%
Hispanic	1.3%	1.62%	24.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%