Explore the Family Name Huckleberry

The meaning of Huckleberry

Americanized form of German Hackelberg (or perhaps of some other similar surname): habitational name from a place called Hacklberg near Passau, Bavaria.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Huckleberry experienced slight growth from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Huckleberry was the 28,005th most popular surname in the United States with 806 people bearing it. By 2010, the surname moved up to the 27,625th spot with 871 individuals identified with this name. This represents a growth rate of 1.36% in rank and an increase of 8.06% in count, while the proportion per 100k remained constant at 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,005	#27,625	1.36%
Count	806	871	8.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huckleberry

In terms of ethnic identity, the Huckleberry surname showed diverse affiliations based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of Huckleberrys identified as White, accounting for 82.88% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 81.86% in 2010. Those who identified as Black made up the second-largest group, accounting for 12.41% in 2000 and then slightly decreasing to 12.06% in 2010. There was also an increase in those identifying as Hispanic (from 0.99% to 1.72%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.87% to 1.38%). Individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity represented a small fraction of the Huckleberry population, decreasing from 0.62% to 0.57%, while those identifying with two or more races increased from 2.23% to 2.41% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.88%	81.86%	-1.23%
Black	12.41%	12.06%	-2.82%
Two or More Races	2.23%	2.41%	8.07%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.72%	73.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.87%	1.38%	58.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.57%	-8.06%