Explore the Family Name Honer

The meaning of Honer

1. English: occupational name for a sharpener of tools, a grinder or honer, from a derivative of Middle English hone ‘whetstone’ (Old English hān ‘stone’) + -er. In Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire, the name may also have been topographic for someone who lived by a prominent rock or by a boundary stone, from a Middle English derivative of Hone + -er. See Hone. 2. North German (Höner): variant of Hohner.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Honer saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname rose to 25,226 in 2010 from 25,591 in 2000, reflecting a 1.43% change. In addition, the count of individuals with the Honer surname increased to 982 in 2010 from 906 in 2000, equating to an 8.39% growth. However, when looking at a proportion per 100k people, the representation of this name decreased slightly by 2.94%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,591	#25,226	1.43%
Count	906	982	8.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.33	-2.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Honer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those with the surname Honer from 2000 to 2010. The percentage identifying as White decreased to 82.18% from 85.54%, while the Black community experienced a rise to 13.54% from 11.15%. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a small increase of 6.99%. Interestingly, there was a significant jump in the percentage of those identifying with two or more races, surging to 1.93% from 0.66%. Meanwhile, the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.54%	82.18%	-3.93%
Black	11.15%	13.54%	21.43%
Two or More Races	0.66%	1.93%	192.42%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.53%	6.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.55%	0%	0%