# Hoch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hoch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,095 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,686 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,656 people |
| Change since 2000 | -13.5% (7,048 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hoch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hoch in the United States.

## People named Hoch

- Danny Hoch, American actor
- Edward D. Hoch, American writer (1930–2008)
- Edward W. Hoch, American politician (1849-1925)

## Similar surnames

Hough, Houck, Hock, Hosch, Hoxha, Hockey, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.