Explore the Family Name Hoverman

The meaning of Hoverman

1. Americanized form of North German Hovermann: unexplained. 2. Americanized form of North German Hövermann: habitational name for someone from either of two places called Höver, one near Hanover, the other near Uelzen. Some characteristic forenames: German Aloysius, Gunther.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hoverman saw a slight fluctuation in popularity during the first decade of the 2000s. In 2000, the name ranked 61,207th in terms of commonality and rose to 64,054th by 2010, marking a decrease in rank by approximately 4.65%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased marginally from 307 to 311 people, an increase of 1.3%. The proportion of people named Hoverman per 100,000 remained constant at 0.11 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#64,054	-4.65%
Count	307	311	1.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoverman

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Hoverman surname is predominantly associated with those who identify as White. In the year 2000, about 97.72% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 98.07% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Hoverman surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Similarly, there was no change in the percentage of people with this surname who are of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.72%	98.07%	0.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%