Explore the Family Name Hufft

The meaning of Hufft

1. German: variant of Huft. This surname is rare in Germany. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Höft (see Hoeft), a cognate of 1 above.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hufft has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 77,222 in popularity with a count of 231, or a proportion of 0.09 per 100,000 individuals. By 2010, the rank had improved to 69,170 and the count had increased to 284, representing an increase of around 23%. This change also led to a slight increase in the proportion per 100,000 individuals, which rose by 11.11% to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,222	#69,170	10.43%
Count	231	284	22.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hufft

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hufft, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority identified as White. In 2000, approximately 96.54% of people with this surname identified as White, however, by 2010 there was a decrease of about 4.07%, bringing the percentage down to 92.61%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Black in either census year. Notably, there was a recorded presence of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 that was not present in the 2000 data. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races also saw a slight increase from 2.16% to 2.46% between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	92.61%	-4.07%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	4.23%	0%
Two or More Races	2.16%	2.46%	13.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%