Explore the Family Name Hutchcraft

The meaning of Hutchcraft

English: variant of Huscroft, a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place called Huscroft or Housecroft, apparently in Yorkshire. The placename may derive from Old English hūs ‘house’ + croft ‘small enclosure’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hutchcraft had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hutchcraft ranked 25,272nd in popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to the 26,086th spot, indicating a change of -3.22%. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of people with the surname Hutchcraft actually increased from 920 to 939 during that decade, marking a growth of 2.07%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of -5.88%, dropping from 0.34 to 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,272	#26,086	-3.22%
Count	920	939	2.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hutchcraft

When examining the ethnicity distribution for the surname Hutchcraft, as taken from the Decennial U.S. Census, we can see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.43% to 92.44%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant increase (from 1.74% to 3.51%). There were also increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0% to 0.53%) and Black (from 0% to 0.64%). Individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races almost doubled, from 1.09% to 2.13%. Meanwhile, those claiming American Indian and Alaskan Native heritage decreased from 0.98% to 0.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.43%	92.44%	-3.13%
Hispanic	1.74%	3.51%	101.72%
Two or More Races	1.09%	2.13%	95.41%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.98%	0.75%	-23.47%
Black	0%	0.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.53%	0%