Explore the Family Name Hohner

The meaning of Hohner

1. South German: variant of the nickname Höhne (see Hoehne 2). 2. German (Höhner): see Hoehner.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hohner has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hohner ranked as the 51,809th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 56,195th place, indicating an 8.47% decrease in rank. The number of individuals bearing this surname also decreased from 377 in 2000 to 364 in 2010, a drop of 3.45%. As a proportion of the population per 100,000 people, this represents a decline of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,809	#56,195	-8.47%
Count	377	364	-3.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hohner

When considering the ethnicity associated with the surname Hohner, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there seems to be negligible change between 2000 and 2010. The overwhelming majority of those with the Hohner surname identify as White, making up 94.43% in 2000 and marginally decreasing to 93.96% in 2010. There was no recorded change in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or Black during this period. However, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a considerable increase from 2.39% in 2000 to 3.57% in 2010, a change of 49.37%. It is also worth mentioning that there was a small percentage (1.86%) of American Indian and Alaskan Native representation in 2000, which was not present in 2010. Please note that some data were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.43%	93.96%	-0.5%
Hispanic	2.39%	3.57%	49.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.86%	0%	0%