Explore the Family Name Hoffart

The meaning of Hoffart

1. German: nickname from Middle High German hōchvart ‘noble-minded behavior’; later ‘pride, superciliousness’. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Buskerud named Hoffar, possibly from Old Norse Hagfura, composed of the element hag- denoting an enclosure + fura ‘fir tree’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hoffart ranks 25,381 in popularity as of 2010, a slight decline from its rank of 24,724 in 2000. This decrease represents a change of -2.66 percent over the decade. However, the count of individuals with the Hoffart surname increased slightly to 975 in 2010 from 946 in 2000, marking a growth rate of 3.07 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor dip from 0.35 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010, representing a -5.71 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,724	#25,381	-2.66%
Count	946	975	3.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.33	-5.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoffart

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that in 2010, around 95.08 percent of individuals with the Hoffart surname identified as White, down from 96.51 percent in 2000. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase, rising from 1.59 percent in 2000 to 2.97 percent in 2010, marking a notable 86.79 percent change. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared for the first time in 2010 reaching 0.51 percent, while the category of two or more races saw an increase from 1.06 percent in 2000 to 1.13 percent in 2010. The categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	95.08%	-1.48%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.97%	86.79%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.13%	6.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.51%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%