Explore the Family Name Hundt

The meaning of Hundt

German: from Middle High German hund ‘dog’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of dogs for hunting or other purposes, or as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a dog in any of many possible physical or abstract ways. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Erwin, Otto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hundt has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 19,455 while in 2010 it improved to 18,819, a change of 3.27%. The count of individuals with the Hundt surname also increased by 13.23% during this period, growing from 1,285 in 2000 to 1,455 in 2010. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Hundt surname per 100k also rose slightly from 0.48 to 0.49.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,455	#18,819	3.27%
Count	1,285	1,455	13.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.49	2.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hundt

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Hundt also saw subtle changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White reduced slightly from 96.65% to 94.98%. However, there was an increase in those affiliating themselves with Hispanic ethnicity, doubling from 0.93% in 2000 to 1.86% in 2010. The data also shows new appearances of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities among individuals with the Hundt surname. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.32% to 1.03%, whereas American Indian and Alaskan Native representation marginally increased from 0.47% to 0.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.65%	94.98%	-1.73%
Hispanic	0.93%	1.86%	100%
Two or More Races	1.32%	1.03%	-21.97%
Black	0%	0.82%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.76%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0.55%	17.02%