Explore the Family Name Huf

The meaning of Huf

German: 1. variant of Huff. 2. metonymic occupational name for a farrier, from Middle High German huof ‘hoof’. 3. nickname from Middle High German, Middle Low German huf ‘hip’ or from Middle Low German huf, huw ‘owl’. This surname is also found in the Netherlands.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Huf" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 70,679 in popularity and had 258 count instances. However, by 2010, its rank had fallen to 76,768 with only 250 count occurrences, marking a decline of 3.1%. The proportion of individuals named Huf per 100,000 people also saw a reduction of 20%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,679	#76,768	-8.62%
Count	258	250	-3.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huf

The Decennial U.S. Census data also sheds light on the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Huf". The majority of people with this surname identified as White, with the percentage increasing slightly from 89.53% in 2000 to 90.40% in 2010. There was no recorded change in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic over the ten-year period. However, an interesting shift occurred within the Black community, where the percentage grew by 32.84%, albeit from a small base of 2.71% in 2000 to 3.60% in 2010. Another noteworthy change is the appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in 2010, which had been absent in 2000. The representation of people identifying with two or more races decreased from 3.88% to 3.20%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.53%	90.4%	0.97%
Black	2.71%	3.6%	32.84%
Two or More Races	3.88%	3.2%	-17.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%