Explore the Family Name Hogle

The meaning of Hogle

Perhaps an altered form of German Högel, a habitational name from a place so named in Schleswig-Holstein. Or of South German Högl, see Hegel.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hogle saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 14,420th most common last name in America, with about 1,900 individuals bearing the name. This number grew to approximately 2,027 by 2010, but its rank fell to 14,669th place, which represents a decline of 1.73%, despite a growth of 6.68% in the number of people with this surname. The proportion per 100,000 people also slightly decreased from 0.7 to 0.69 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,420	#14,669	-1.73%
Count	1,900	2,027	6.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.69	-1.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hogle

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Hogle surname identify as White — an overwhelming 94.03% as of 2010, virtually unchanged from the 94.05% figure recorded in 2000. There were also notable shifts among other ethnic groups over the same decade. The percentage identifying as Black rose significantly, increasing by 51.09% to make up 2.07% of Hogles. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic increased by 25.49% to account for 1.92%. On the other hand, the percentage of Hogles identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both experienced drops of 22.47% and 28.57% respectively, while those identifying with two or more races saw a sharp decline of 43.10%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.05%	94.03%	-0.02%
Black	1.37%	2.07%	51.09%
Hispanic	1.53%	1.92%	25.49%
Two or More Races	1.74%	0.99%	-43.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0.69%	-22.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.42%	0.3%	-28.57%