Explore the Family Name Hults

The meaning of Hults

1. Altered form of Hulse, a surname of Flemish (and also of English and German) origin. Compare Hultz 1. 2. In some cases also a variant of Hultz 2, a surname of German origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hults declined in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hults was ranked 19,174th in terms of surname frequency, but by 2010, it had dropped to 21,068th, a decrease of nearly 10%. The total count of individuals with this surname also experienced a slight decrease from 1,310 in 2000 to 1,247 in 2010, down by 4.81%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 14.29% over the same period, from 0.49 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,174	#21,068	-9.88%
Count	1,310	1,247	-4.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.42	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hults

Regarding its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the surname Hults is predominantly associated with white ethnicity, with 95.27% in 2000 and 94.63% in 2010. However, there were some shifts among other ethnic identities. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased by 38.01%, from 2.21% in 2000 to 3.05% in 2010. Individuals reporting two or more races also increased substantially from 0.69% in 2000 to 1.36% in 2010, marking a 97.10% increase. On the other hand, those claiming Black ethnicity significantly decreased by 66.90% from 1.45% in 2000 to 0.48% in 2010. No changes were reported in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.27%	94.63%	-0.67%
Hispanic	2.21%	3.05%	38.01%
Two or More Races	0.69%	1.36%	97.1%
Black	1.45%	0.48%	-66.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%