How common is the surname Hoenig?

840 people in the United States had the surname Hoenig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 367,554 Americans. It ranked 28,408th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hoenig?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hoenig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Hoenig most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoenig in the United States.

Is the surname Hoenig getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 840 in 2010, down 30%.

The surname Hoenig

A surname, carried by 840 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoenig is more common than 82.5% of them.

Origin

* As an east German surname, variant of Honig (“honey”) and Heinig (a derivative of Heinrich). * As a Jewish surname, from the personal name Henich, from the biblical name Enoch.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 840 people named Hoenig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 367,554 Americans. That is down 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,202.

#28,408

rank among US surnames

840

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-30.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,512)

Who is named Hoenig

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

96% of people named Hoenig identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hoenigs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ari Hoenig
American musician, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hoenig

Hoenig has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

Where does the surname Hoenig come from?: * As an east German surname, variant of Honig (“honey”) and Heinig (a derivative of Heinrich). * As a Jewish surname, from the personal name Henich, from the biblical name Enoch.
How common is the surname Hoenig?: 840 people in the United States had the surname Hoenig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 367,554 Americans. It ranked 28,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoenig?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hoenig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hoenig?: Ari Hoenig, American musician.
Where is the surname Hoenig most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoenig in the United States.
Is the surname Hoenig getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 840 in 2010, down 30%.