Explore the Family Name Hoepfner

The meaning of Hoepfner

German (Höpfner): occupational name for a grower of or dealer in hops, Middle High German hopfener. In some cases it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a brewer. Some characteristic forenames: German Dietrich, Guenther, Gunter, Hans, Horst, Klaus, Otto, Ulrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hoepfner has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 52,935 in 2000, it dropped to 55,386 in 2010, marking a decrease of 4.63% over the decade. The count of individuals bearing this name, however, saw a marginal increase from 367 in 2000 to 371 in 2010, representing a growth rate of 1.09%. Consequently, the proportion of the U.S. population with this surname per 100,000 people declined by 7.14% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#55,386	-4.63%
Count	367	371	1.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoepfner

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Hoepfner surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that those identifying as White were the majority in both 2000 and 2010, even though their percentage dropped slightly from 98.37% to 95.15%. There was also a significant increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.63% in 2000 to 3.23% in 2010. The data showed no representation of the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. However, the data did indicate a small emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.37%	95.15%	-3.27%
Hispanic	1.63%	3.23%	98.16%
Two or More Races	0%	1.35%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%