Explore the Family Name Niehoff

The meaning of Niehoff

North German (Westphalia): topographic name from Middle Low German nie ‘new’ + hof ‘farmstead, manor farm’, or a habitational name from a common farm name with the same meaning.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Niehoff has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 21,832, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to rank 22,749, reflecting a change of -4.2%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 1,110 in 2000 to 1,126 in 2010, marking a positive shift of 1.44%. Nevertheless, as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Niehoff surname dropped by 7.32%, from 0.41 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,832	#22,749	-4.2%
Count	1,110	1,126	1.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Niehoff

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Niehoff identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a minimal decrease of 0.97% over the decade. The representation of Hispanic individuals within the Niehoff surname group saw a significant increase of 48.15%, rising from 1.08% in 2000 to 1.60% in 2010. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races also decreased slightly, from 0.90% to 0.89%. The other categories, including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, either had no representation or data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.66%	96.71%	-0.97%
Hispanic	1.08%	1.6%	48.15%
Two or More Races	0.9%	0.89%	-1.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%