How common is the surname Hohenstein?

1,094 people in the United States had the surname Hohenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. It ranked 23,283rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hohenstein?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hohenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hohenstein?

Franz, Prince of Thun and Hohenstein, Austrian politician (1847-1916), followed by Guidobald von Thun und Hohenstein.

Where is the surname Hohenstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Hohenstein in Cisleithania.

Is the surname Hohenstein getting more or less common?

More common. 1,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,094 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Hohenstein

A surname, carried by 1,094 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hohenstein is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,094 people named Hohenstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,081.

#23,283

rank among US surnames

1,094

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,258)

Who is named Hohenstein

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

96% of people named Hohenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hohensteins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franz, Prince of Thun and Hohenstein
Austrian politician (1847-1916)
Guidobald von Thun und Hohenstein
Austrian cardinal, 1616–1668

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hohenstein

Hauenstein

Hohenstein has the Soundex code H523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H523.

Questions

How common is the surname Hohenstein?: 1,094 people in the United States had the surname Hohenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. It ranked 23,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hohenstein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hohenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hohenstein?: Franz, Prince of Thun and Hohenstein, Austrian politician (1847-1916), followed by Guidobald von Thun und Hohenstein.
Where is the surname Hohenstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Hohenstein in Cisleithania.
Is the surname Hohenstein getting more or less common?: More common. 1,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,094 in 2010, up 1.2%.