Explore the Family Name Hockensmith

The meaning of Hockensmith

Americanized form of German Hackenschmidt: occupational name for a maker of hoes and axes, from Middle High German hacke ‘hoe, ax’ + smit ‘smith’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hockensmith has seen a slight decrease in its ranking from 2000 to 2010. Specifically, the rank dropped from 16,891 to 17,033, representing a change of -0.84. Despite this drop in ranking, there was an overall increase in the count of individuals with the Hockensmith surname. In 2000, there were 1,555 individuals with this surname and by 2010, the count had risen to 1,668, a positive change of 7.27. The proportion per 100k also decreased slightly from 0.58 to 0.57, marking a change of -1.72.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,891	#17,033	-0.84%
Count	1,555	1,668	7.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.57	-1.72%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hockensmith

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Hockensmith surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though the percentage did decrease slightly from 96.27 to 95.68. Asian/Pacific Islander representation within this surname increased by 29.41% during this time period, rising from 0.51 to 0.66. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities remained relatively stable at around 1.92%, while those identifying as Black saw a significant decrease from 0.84 to 0.36. The census also recorded new instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native in 2010, where there were no recorded instances in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.27%	95.68%	-0.61%
Two or More Races	1.93%	1.92%	-0.52%
Hispanic	0%	0.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0.66%	29.41%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.6%	0%
Black	0.84%	0.36%	-57.14%