Explore the Family Name Hoffner

The meaning of Hoffner

1. German (also Höffner): status name for a prosperous small farmer, from an agent noun derivative of Middle Low German huove, a measure of land. See also Huber, compare Hoeffner and Hofner 2. 2. German (also Höffner): variant of Hofner 1. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hopfer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hoffner slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hoffner ranked as the 12,822nd most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 2,202 individuals bearing this last name. By 2010, its rank had dropped to the 13,764th spot despite the count remaining nearly steady at 2,198. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 8.54% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,822	#13,764	-7.35%
Count	2,202	2,198	-0.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.75	-8.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoffner

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Hoffner surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 1.19% over these years. Significant growth was observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, with increases of 77.78% and 102.22% respectively. While there was a slight increase in the percentage of people of two or more races, it was negligible. A new presence of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in 2010, as these categories were not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.87%	95.72%	-1.19%
Two or More Races	1.5%	1.55%	3.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.96%	77.78%
Hispanic	0.45%	0.91%	102.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.45%	0%
Black	0%	0.41%	0%