Explore the Family Name Hoeksema

The meaning of Hoeksema

Dutch (mainly Groningen): 1. patronymic from the personal name Hoeke (see Hoek 3), composed with the Frisian suffix -(e)ma ‘(one of the) men of’. 2. habitational name for someone from any of several places called Hoek (see Hoek 1 and 2), composed with the same suffix as 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hoeksema saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,548th most popular, dropping marginally to 28,856th in 2010 – a change of -1.08%. Over this period, however, the number of people bearing the Hoeksema name actually increased from 786 to 824, a rise of 4.83%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 3.45%, from 0.29 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,548	#28,856	-1.08%
Count	786	824	4.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.28	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoeksema

The ethnic identity associated with the Hoeksema surname experienced some changes over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of those with the Hoeksema surname identified as White, although the percentage dipped slightly from 96.06% in 2000 to 95.27% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hoeksemas identifying with two or more races rose from 1.27% to 1.46%, an increase of 14.96%. The Hispanic representation within the Hoeksema population also grew significantly, up 27.23% from 1.91% in 2000 to 2.43% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	95.27%	-0.82%
Hispanic	1.91%	2.43%	27.23%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.46%	14.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%