Explore the Family Name Hoffstetter

The meaning of Hoffstetter

German (mainly Saarland): variant of Hofstetter. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Some characteristic forenames: French Armand. German Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hoffstetter saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Though it dropped slightly in rank from 62,775 to 64,200, indicating that there were other surnames which became more popular, the count of people with this surname increased by 4.03%, from 298 to 310. The proportion per 100,000 people stayed consistent at 0.11, demonstrating that this name did not significantly grow or decrease in overall prevalence within the population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,775	#64,200	-2.27%
Count	298	310	4.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoffstetter

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Hoffstetter surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White. In 2010, 95.48% of those with the Hoffstetter surname identified as White, showing a slight increase from 94.63% in 2000. There was a notable decrease in those identifying as Hispanic, down 25.17% from 3.02% in 2000 to 2.26% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2010, 1.61% of the Hoffstetters were identified as Black, a category that had no representation in the 2000 census. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no entries for this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.63%	95.48%	0.9%
Hispanic	3.02%	2.26%	-25.17%
Black	0%	1.61%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%