Explore the Family Name Hochstrasser

The meaning of Hochstrasser

South German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived by a high-lying street, from Middle High German hōh ‘high’ + straʒe ‘street, road’ + the agent suffix -er.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hochstrasser saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from a rank of 56,392 to 56,836. This represents a change of -0.79 in ranking. However, the number of individuals with this surname increased by 5.9%, growing from 339 in 2000 to 359 in 2010. Although the number of people with this surname increased, its proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by 7.69%, indicating that the overall population growth outpaced the growth rate of the Hochstrasser surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#56,836	-0.79%
Count	339	359	5.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hochstrasser

The ethnicity associated with the Hochstrasser surname shows some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly all (95.28%) identified as White, but this percentage had decreased somewhat by 2010 to 91.64%. Over the same period, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 3.54% in 2000 to 4.46% in 2010, marking a 25.99% change. The data also showed a new category emerge in 2010, with 2.79% of individuals with the Hochstrasser surname identifying as belonging to two or more races. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.28%	91.64%	-3.82%
Hispanic	3.54%	4.46%	25.99%
Two or More Races	0%	2.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%