Explore the Family Name Hofland

The meaning of Hofland

1. Dutch: habitational name from a common placename denoting land adjacent to a lord’s court. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Hofland surname saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,529th and by 2010, it had slipped to 33,731st, showing a decrease in popularity of 3.7%. However, surprisingly, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 666 to 675, marking a growth of 1.35%. Despite this small increase in count, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population decreased by 8%, from 0.25 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,529	#33,731	-3.7%
Count	666	675	1.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hofland

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveals that the Hofland surname is predominantly found within the White demographic, which accounted for 94.44% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 93.19% in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a significant increase of 51.79%, from 1.95% in 2000 to 2.96% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities also saw an increase from 2.10% to 2.52%. The Hispanic representation, however, decreased by 13.33% over the decade. This data indicates no presence of the Hofland surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black demographics in either 2000 or 2010. The figures presented here are based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.44%	93.19%	-1.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.95%	2.96%	51.79%
Two or More Races	2.1%	2.52%	20%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.04%	-13.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%