Explore the Family Name Hoveland

The meaning of Hoveland

1. Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Hoveland, derived from Old Norse hór ‘high’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’, denoting a high-lying farm.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hoveland saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hoveland was ranked as the 78,549th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had risen to the 68,949th spot, marking an improvement of 12.22 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial increase within the decade, going from 226 people in 2000 to 285 in 2010, a rise of 26.11 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 in the population experienced a growth of 25 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#68,949	12.22%
Count	226	285	26.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.1	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoveland

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hoveland between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as White, dropping slightly from 98.67 percent in 2000 to 97.54 percent in 2010, there was a small emergence of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, representing 1.75 percent of individuals with the Hoveland surname. Other ethnicities such as Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races showed no change, remaining at zero through both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.67%	97.54%	-1.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.75%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%