Explore the Family Name Horsch

The meaning of Horsch

German (also Hörsch): topographic name from a dialect form of Middle High German horst, hurst ‘undergrowth, brushwood’, of Slavic origin in eastern regions, e.g. the placename Horscha (Lusatia). Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Dieter, Kurt, Siegmar, Volker.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Horsch has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Horsch was ranked as the 25,991st most popular surname in the United States and increased to the 25,659th position by 2010, a change of approximately 1.28%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 887 in 2000 to 961 in 2010, an increase of about 8.34%. However, its proportion per 100k people remained steady at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,991	#25,659	1.28%
Count	887	961	8.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Horsch

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Horsch, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 96.73% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 95.84% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.58% to 2.71%, a rise of 71.52%. The percentage of those claiming two or more races dropped from 1.13% to 0.62%, a decrease of 45.13%. There was a small emergence of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which was previously nonexistent in 2000. Those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	95.84%	-0.92%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.71%	71.52%
Two or More Races	1.13%	0.62%	-45.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%