Explore the Family Name Horwath

The meaning of Horwath

Germanized or Americanized form of Hungarian (or Slovak, Czech) and Jewish (from Hungary) Horváth (see Horvath), Croatian and Slovenian Horvat, and possibly also Czech Charvát (see Charvat) and Slovak Chorvát (see Chorvat).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Horwath has seen a slight fluctuation in its popularity over the decade between 2000 and 2010. The census data shows that in 2000, Horwath was ranked 20,099th in popularity among surnames in the United States, slipping slightly to 20,125th by 2010 – a change of -0.13%. Despite this slight drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Horwath surname increased by 7.54%, from 1,234 in 2000 to 1,327 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a marginal decrease of -2.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,099	#20,125	-0.13%
Count	1,234	1,327	7.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.45	-2.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Horwath

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Horwath, the Decennial U.S. Census data demonstrates interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those bearing the Horwath surname identified as White, though this percentage decreased from 97.41% in 2000 to 95.63% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, from 0.97% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010 – a change of 148.45%. The proportions of Horwaths identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races also saw increases. No Horwaths reported Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native ethnic identities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	95.63%	-1.83%
Hispanic	0.97%	2.41%	148.45%
Two or More Races	0.65%	0.98%	50.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.83%	2.47%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%