Explore the Family Name Hulsebus

The meaning of Hulsebus

North German (Hülsebus): habitational name from any of several places and farms so named, from Middle Low German huls, hüls ‘holly’ + bus, busch ‘scrub’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hulsebus experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hulsebus was ranked as the 49,671st most popular surname, but by 2010, it fell to the 49,824th spot, representing a minor change of -0.31%. However, the count of people with the Hulsebus surname increased from 397 in 2000 to 421 in 2010, marking a growth of 6.05%. Meanwhile, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people dipped slightly by 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,671	#49,824	-0.31%
Count	397	421	6.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hulsebus

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hulsebus. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage did see a small decrease from 96.47% to 95.01%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.26% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010, which is an increase of 69.84%. The number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also grew from none in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of individuals claiming two or more races dropped from 1.51% to zero over the decade. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.47%	95.01%	-1.51%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.14%	69.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.19%	0%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%