How common is the surname Hofbauer?

1,002 people in the United States had the surname Hofbauer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hofbauer?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hofbauer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hofbauer?

Ernst Hofbauer, Austrian film director and screenwriter (1925-1984).

Where is the surname Hofbauer most common?

Wikidata records people named Hofbauer in Austria.

Is the surname Hofbauer getting more or less common?

More common. 957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Hofbauer

A surname, carried by 1,002 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hofbauer is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,002 people named Hofbauer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 957.

#24,838

rank among US surnames

1,002

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,491)

Who is named Hofbauer

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

93% of people named Hofbauer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hofbauers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernst Hofbauer
Austrian film director and screenwriter (1925-1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hofbauer

Hofbauer has the Soundex code H160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H160.

Questions

How common is the surname Hofbauer?: 1,002 people in the United States had the surname Hofbauer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,129 Americans. It ranked 24,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hofbauer?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hofbauer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hofbauer?: Ernst Hofbauer, Austrian film director and screenwriter (1925-1984).
Where is the surname Hofbauer most common?: Wikidata records people named Hofbauer in Austria.
Is the surname Hofbauer getting more or less common?: More common. 957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,002 in 2010, up 4.7%.