Explore the Family Name Hobin

The meaning of Hobin

1. Irish: variant of Hoban. 2. Walloon and northern French: from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Hubert. This surname is rare in France.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hobin has seen a slight decline in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 41,320th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 43,732nd position, marking a decrease of 5.84%. The count of individuals with this surname also slightly dropped from 497 to 493, representing a minor decrease of 0.8%. The proportion of the Hobin surname per 100,000 people also saw a marginal decrease from 0.18 to 0.17, marking a fall of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,320	#43,732	-5.84%
Count	497	493	-0.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hobin

Turning to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that those bearing the Hobin surname are predominantly of White ethnicity. However, between 2000 and 2010, there was a minor decrease in the percentage of White individuals, falling from 95.98% to 92.49%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities within the Hobin surname group, both starting at 0% in 2000 and increasing to 2.03% and 1.01% respectively by 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased significantly from 2.21% to 3.45%. During this period, no individuals with the Hobin surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, down from 1.21% in the Asian/Pacific Islander category in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	92.49%	-3.64%
Two or More Races	2.21%	3.45%	56.11%
Hispanic	0%	2.03%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.01%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.21%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%