Explore the Family Name Hober

The meaning of Hober

1. German (Höber): occupational name for someone whose work involved lifting heavy loads, from an agent derivative of Middle High German heben ‘to lift’. 2. German (Höber): habitational name for someone from Höver near Uelzen. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name or artificial name from Yiddish hober ‘oats’. Compare Haber.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hober has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 60,230 which decreased to 73,005 by 2010, marking a 21.21% drop. The count of people with the Hober surname also fell from 313 in 2000 to 266 in 2010, a decrease of 15.02%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 25%, going from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#73,005	-21.21%
Count	313	266	-15.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.09	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hober

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Hober surname identified as White, although this percentage slightly declined from 93.93% in 2000 to 91.35% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Hober surname increased significantly by 118.30% in the same period, from 2.24% to 4.89%. In 2000, 2.24% identified as being of two or more races, but there was no data available for this group in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, by 2010, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, making up 1.88% of those with the Hober surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.93%	91.35%	-2.75%
Hispanic	2.24%	4.89%	118.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.88%	0%
Two or More Races	2.24%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%