How common is the surname Hoard?

3,992 people in the United States had the surname Hoard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,341 Americans. It ranked 8,299th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hoard?

William D. Hoard, American politician (1836-1918).

Where is the surname Hoard most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoard in the United States.

Is the surname Hoard getting more or less common?

More common. 3,836 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,992 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Hoard

A surname, carried by 3,992 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoard is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,992 people named Hoard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,341 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,836.

#8,299

rank among US surnames

3,992

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,991)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,293	Blackshear	3,995	77,283
#8,295	Ice	3,994	77,302
#8,297	Schiff	3,993	77,322
#8,299	Hoard	3,992	77,341
#8,304	Vannoy	3,991	77,360
#8,305	Jean-Pierre	3,990	77,380

Who is named Hoard

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Hoard identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hoards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William D. Hoard
American politician (1836-1918)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hoard

Hoard has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

Questions

How common is the surname Hoard?: 3,992 people in the United States had the surname Hoard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,341 Americans. It ranked 8,299th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoard?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Hoard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hoard?: William D. Hoard, American politician (1836-1918).
Where is the surname Hoard most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoard in the United States.
Is the surname Hoard getting more or less common?: More common. 3,836 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,992 in 2010, up 4.1%.