How common is the surname Hoefler?

1,201 people in the United States had the surname Hoefler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. It ranked 21,686th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hoefler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hoefler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hoefler?

Kelvin Hoefler, Brazilian skateboarder.

Where is the surname Hoefler most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoefler in Brazil.

Is the surname Hoefler getting more or less common?

More common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,201 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Hoefler

A surname, carried by 1,201 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H146

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoefler is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,201 people named Hoefler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,183.

#21,686

rank among US surnames

1,201

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,763)

Who is named Hoefler

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

95% of people named Hoefler identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hoeflers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kelvin Hoefler
Brazilian skateboarder, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hoefler

Hepler

Hoefler has the Soundex code H146, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H146.

Questions

How common is the surname Hoefler?: 1,201 people in the United States had the surname Hoefler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. It ranked 21,686th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoefler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hoefler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hoefler?: Kelvin Hoefler, Brazilian skateboarder.
Where is the surname Hoefler most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoefler in Brazil.
Is the surname Hoefler getting more or less common?: More common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,201 in 2010, up 1.5%.