Explore the Family Name Hoerig

The meaning of Hoerig

1. German (Hörig): variant of Hering. 2. German (Hörig): nickname from Middle High German hœrec ‘obedient, in bondage’, Middle Low German horich ‘obedient, belonging to’. In some cases from Middle Low German horink ‘child born out of wedlock’. 3. Germanized form (Hörig) of Sorbian Horik: from an Upper Sorbian pet form of the personal name Horisław, from an Old Slavic name based on gorěti ‘to burn’. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hoerig slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Hoerig was ranked 52,174 in terms of popularity and by 2010 it dropped to a rank of 52,851. This represents a negative change of 1.3%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.81% during the same period, rising from 374 to 392. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 7.14%, going from 0.14 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,174	#52,851	-1.3%
Count	374	392	4.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoerig

Regarding the ethnic identity of individuals with the Hoerig surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been some diversification between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, nearly all (98.40%) identified as White while in 2010, this percentage dropped to 96.43%. During the same period, some individuals started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.28%) and Hispanic (1.79%). However, there were no individuals who identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or as belonging to two or more races during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.4%	96.43%	-2%
Hispanic	0%	1.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%