Explore the Family Name Horta

The meaning of Horta

Catalan and Portuguese: from horta ‘garden’ (from Latin hortus), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosed garden or a metonymic occupational name for a gardener. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Carlos, Roberto, Jesus, Manuel, Miguel, Armando, Arturo, Orlando, Pablo, Ricardo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Horta has shown an increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 10,460, yet by 2010 it had climbed to rank 8,481 - that's a rise of almost 19%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also surged by more than 38% during this timeframe, from 2,817 in 2000 to 3,889 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of people with the surname Horta per 100,000 increased by almost 27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,460	#8,481	18.92%
Count	2,817	3,889	38.05%
Proportion per 100k	1.04	1.32	26.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Horta

In terms of ethnic identity, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Horta surname identified as Hispanic both in 2000 and 2010. With only a slight decrease from 80.69% to 80.33%, Hispanic remains the predominant ethnicity associated with this surname. The percentage of those identifying as White showed a modest increase from 16.90% in 2000 to 17.82% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander representation saw a minor drop, while the percentage identifying as Black showed a significant increase, jumping by 24%. The categories 'Two or more races' and 'American Indian and Alaskan Native' were suppressed in the 2010 data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	80.69%	80.33%	-0.45%
White	16.9%	17.82%	5.44%
Black	0.75%	0.93%	24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	0.62%	-7.46%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.21%	0%	0%