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    The surname Hoch

    A surname, carried by 6,095 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H200

    Hoch: #5,686 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hoch #5,686, 6,095 people Hoch: #5,686 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hoch #5,686, 6,095 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoch is more common than 96.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,095 people named Hoch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,656 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,048.

    #5,686
    rank among US surnames
    6,095
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -13.5%
    change since 2000 (was #4,605)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,677Massa6,11150,523
    #5,678Edens6,11050,531
    #5,679Wooley6,10950,539
    #5,680Lamm6,10550,573
    #5,681Gosselin6,10450,581
    #5,683Aguila6,10350,589
    #5,684Radtke6,09950,622

    Who is named Hoch

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

    95% of people named Hoch identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hochs

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Danny Hoch
      American actor, born 1970
    • Edward D. Hoch
      American writer (1930–2008)
    • Edward W. Hoch
      American politician (1849-1925)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hoch

    Hoch has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hoch?
    6,095 people in the United States had the surname Hoch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,656 Americans. It ranked 5,686th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hoch?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hoch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Hoch?
    Danny Hoch, American actor, followed by Edward D. Hoch.
    Where is the surname Hoch most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hoch in the United States.
    Is the surname Hoch getting more or less common?
    Less common. 7,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,095 in 2010, down 14%.