How common is the surname Hoffer?

5,969 people in the United States had the surname Hoffer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,725 Americans. It ranked 5,796th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hoffer?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hoffer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hoffer?

Eric Hoffer, American philosopher (1902–1983), followed by Erwin Hoffer.

Where is the surname Hoffer most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoffer in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Hoffer getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,064 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,969 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Hoffer

A surname, carried by 5,969 people in the United States.

2 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). Hoffer is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,969 people named Hoffer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,725 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,064.

#5,796

rank among US surnames

5,969

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,281)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,790	Hubbell	5,977	51,656
#5,791	Izquierdo	5,974	51,682
#5,794	Costanzo	5,970	51,716
#5,796	Slate	5,969	51,725
#5,799	Truax	5,968	51,734

Who is named Hoffer

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

94% of people named Hoffer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hoffers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Hoffer
American philosopher (1902–1983)
Erwin Hoffer
Austrian footballer (born 1987)
Jinkx Monsoon
American drag performer, born 1987

Notable Hoffers come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hoffer

Hoffer 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 Hoffer?: 5,969 people in the United States had the surname Hoffer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,725 Americans. It ranked 5,796th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoffer?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hoffer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hoffer?: Eric Hoffer, American philosopher (1902–1983), followed by Erwin Hoffer.
Where is the surname Hoffer most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoffer in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Hoffer getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,064 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,969 in 2010, down 1.6%.