Explore the Family Name Hoo

The meaning of Hoo

Chinese: 1. variant Romanization of the surname Hu. 2. variant Romanization of the surnames 何, 賀 and 和, see He 1–3. It is also found in Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia and Singapore. Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Chi, Wai Lam, Wing, Beng, Chin, Gan, Hing, Hui, Kee, Lai, Lai Ching, Mei-Mei.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hoo saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Hoo was ranked as the 31,621st most popular surname in the United States with 691 individuals carrying it. By 2010, the count had increased to 835 individuals, boosting the surname's rank to 28,552nd. This represents a popularity increase of 9.71% over the decade. The proportion of people named Hoo per 100,000 also rose from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,621	#28,552	9.71%
Count	691	835	20.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.28	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoo

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those with the surname Hoo identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both years, although this group saw a decrease of 7.20% from 64.40% in 2000 to 59.76% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races also decreased slightly, while those identifying as White and Black saw increases of 22.21% and 16.08%, respectively. Notably, no individuals with the surname Hoo identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	64.4%	59.76%	-7.2%
Two or More Races	12.88%	11.86%	-7.92%
White	9.41%	11.5%	22.21%
Black	9.7%	11.26%	16.08%
Hispanic	3.62%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%