Explore the Family Name Hoem

The meaning of Hoem

Norwegian: habitational name from any of the eight farms, in particular in Møre og Romsdal, named in Old Norse as Hóheimr, from hór ‘high (up)’ + heimr ‘home, farmstead’, referring to a farm high up on a mountainside.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hoem has seen minor changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hoem ranked 77,742nd in terms of frequency among all surnames, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to 80,419th — a drop of 3.44%. Despite this decline in rank, the number of individuals bearing the Hoem last name increased slightly from 229 in 2000 to 236 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.06%. However, when adjusted for population size (per 100,000 people), the prevalence of the Hoem surname remained unchanged at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,742	#80,419	-3.44%
Count	229	236	3.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoem

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the distribution associated with the surname Hoem from 2000 to 2010. During this period, there was a decrease in the proportion of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, dropping from 3.06% to 2.12%. Conversely, the percentage identifying as white increased from 91.27% to 94.49%. The data also indicates that no individuals with the Hoem surname identified as being of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Notably, those identifying as Hispanic disappeared altogether in 2010, down from 2.18% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.27%	94.49%	3.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.06%	2.12%	-30.72%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.18%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%