Explore the Family Name Hockenbury

The meaning of Hockenbury

Americanized form of German Hachenburger, a habitational name for someone from Hachenburg in the Westerwald (Hesse). Compare Hockenberry.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hockenbury has seen a slight decrease over the last decade. In 2000, it was ranked 32,743 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to rank 33,810, which is a decline of 3.26%. However, the count of individuals with the surname Hockenbury has actually increased from 661 in 2000 to 673 in 2010, marking a 1.82% increase. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8.0%, from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,743	#33,810	-3.26%
Count	661	673	1.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hockenbury

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hockenbury. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with 98.18% in 2000 and 96.73% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 1.48%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, rising from 0.76% in 2000 to 1.04% in 2010, a growth of 36.84%. The data for 2010 also reflects a small portion (1.49%) of people with this surname identifying with two or more races, while there were none recorded in this category in 2000. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native consistently recorded no individuals with this surname in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.18%	96.73%	-1.48%
Two or More Races	0%	1.49%	0%
Hispanic	0.76%	1.04%	36.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%