Explore the Family Name Hulit

The meaning of Hulit

English: variant of Hewlett.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Hulit has seen a moderate decline in popularity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the rank of this surname was 70,906, which slipped down to 74,826 by 2010 - a decrease of approximately 5.53%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, only seeing an incremental increase from 257 in 2000 to 258 in 2010. The proportion of those bearing the Hulit surname per 100,000 people also saw a slight decrease of 10% over this decade, indicating that while the surname is present, it is not particularly common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#74,826	-5.53%
Count	257	258	0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hulit

Shifting focus to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hulit, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting trends. A vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although the percentage has slightly declined from 92.61% in 2000 to 89.92% in 2010. There is no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Black identities among those with the Hulit surname for both years. However, the representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native identities has seen an impressive increase of 49.52%, growing from 3.11% in 2000 to 4.65% in 2010. Similarly, those identifying with two or more races have remained nearly constant, showing a negligible decrease from 3.11% to 3.10% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.61%	89.92%	-2.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.11%	4.65%	49.52%
Two or More Races	3.11%	3.1%	-0.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%