Explore the Family Name Lehnhoff

The meaning of Lehnhoff

German (Westphalia): habitational name from a place in the Ruhr, named with Middle Low German lēn ‘loan(ed land)’ + hof ‘farmstead, manor farm’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Fritz, Kurt, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lehnhoff has slightly decreased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lehnhoff was ranked 53,299th most popular surname which dropped to 55,962nd by 2010, marking a 5% decline. However, the actual count of people with the Lehnhoff surname slightly increased from 364 in 2000 to 366 in 2010. But since the overall population also grew during this period, the proportion of individuals named Lehnhoff per 100,000 people fell by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,299	#55,962	-5%
Count	364	366	0.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lehnhoff

The ethnic identity associated with the Lehnhoff surname also underwent changes during this time frame, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the Lehnhoff surname identified as White, although this percentage dropped slightly from 93.96% in 2000 to 92.62% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, however, saw a significant increase from 3.30% in 2000 to 4.92% in 2010, showing a growth rate of 49.09%. There were no individuals with the Lehnhoff surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. In 2000, 1.37% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, but this percentage dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.96%	92.62%	-1.43%
Hispanic	3.3%	4.92%	49.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.37%	0%	0%