Explore the Family Name Ter Horst

The meaning of Ter Horst

North German and Dutch: topographic name from a shortened form of to der horst ‘at the bushy knoll’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Heinrich, Otto.

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How common is the last name Ter Horst in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ter Horst saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname went from 46,678 in 2000 to 48,060 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.96 percent. Despite its rank falling, the actual count of individuals with the Ter Horst surname increased by 2.56 percent from 429 in 2000 to 440 in 2010. However, as a proportion per 100k, the prevalence of the Ter Horst surname also fell slightly from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,678	#48,060	-2.96%
Count	429	440	2.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ter Horst

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Ter Horst surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the largest group identifying with this surname is of White ethnicity, although there was a small decrease from 96.27 percent in 2000 to 95.00 percent in 2010. The data also shows an increase in the number of Hispanic persons bearing the Ter Horst surname, going from 1.40 percent in 2000 to 3.41 percent in 2010, a significant increase of 143.57 percent. There were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities reported to have this surname in either 2000 or 2010, and those identified with two or more races represented 1.4 percent in 2000 but dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.27%	95%	-1.32%
Hispanic	1.4%	3.41%	143.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.4%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%