How common is the surname Hohl?

1,828 people in the United States had the surname Hohl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,898 Americans. It ranked 15,903rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hohl?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hohl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hohl?

Arthur Hohl, American actor (1889–1964), followed by Daryl Hall.

Where is the surname Hohl most common?

Wikidata records people named Hohl in the United States.

Is the surname Hohl getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,999 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,828 in 2010, down 8.6%.

The surname Hohl

A German surname, carried by 1,828 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hohl is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

From the German surname, from the adjective hohl (“hollow”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,828 people named Hohl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,898 Americans. That is down 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,999.

#15,903

rank among US surnames

1,828

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-8.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,863)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,898	Risser	1,829	168,806
#15,903	Hohl	1,828	168,898
#15,907	Mullican	1,827	168,990
#15,912	Sautter	1,826	169,083

Who is named Hohl

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

93% of people named Hohl identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hohls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Hohl
American actor (1889–1964)
Daryl Hall
American musician, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hohl

Hohl has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hohl come from?: From the German surname, from the adjective hohl (“hollow”).
How common is the surname Hohl?: 1,828 people in the United States had the surname Hohl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,898 Americans. It ranked 15,903rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hohl?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hohl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hohl?: Arthur Hohl, American actor (1889–1964), followed by Daryl Hall.
Where is the surname Hohl most common?: Wikidata records people named Hohl in the United States.
Is the surname Hohl getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,999 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,828 in 2010, down 8.6%.