Explore the Family Name Honsaker

The meaning of Honsaker

Variant of Hunsaker, a surname of (ultimately) Swiss German origin (see Hunziker). History: This is one of the variants of the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originally spelled Hunziker, but in Germany and France altered to Hunsicker.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Honsaker has decreased in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 81,100th and dropped to 105,600th by 2010, representing a decline of 30.21 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also fell from 217 in 2000 to 169 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 22.12 percent. Its proportion per 100,000 people also declined by 25.0 percent, moving from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,100	#105,600	-30.21%
Count	217	169	-22.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.06	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Honsaker

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Honsaker, there were some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 93.55 percent of those with this surname identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 94.08 percent by 2010. Individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races accounted for 5.07 percent in 2000, yet no such data was recorded in 2010. There were no individuals with the Honsaker surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was an emergence of those identifying as Hispanic in 2010, accounting for 2.96 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.55%	94.08%	0.57%
Hispanic	0%	2.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	5.07%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%