Explore the Family Name Huhtala

The meaning of Huhtala

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from huhta ‘glade’ (compare Huhta) + the locative suffix -la. Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century chiefly in southwestern Finland and Ostrobothnia. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Eino, Keijo, Petri, Reino, Taito. Scandinavian Erik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Huhtala saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 77,472nd most common surname, and by 2010, it had dropped to 80,678th. However, despite this drop in rank, there was a small growth in count; the number of people with the Huhtala surname went from 230 in 2000 to 235 in 2010, marking a 2.17% increase. Conversely, the proportion of Huhtalas per 100,000 people decreased by 11.11% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,472	#80,678	-4.14%
Count	230	235	2.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huhtala

In terms of ethnicity, the vast majority of individuals with the Huhtala surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was a minuscule decrease from 95.65% in 2000 to 94.89% in 2010. The percentage of Huhtalas identifying as Hispanic also saw a reduction, from 3.04% in 2000 to 2.55% in 2010, indicating a 16.12% decline. There were no recorded changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races categories as the percentages for these ethnic identities remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	94.89%	-0.79%
Hispanic	3.04%	2.55%	-16.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%