How common is the surname Horta?

3,889 people in the United States had the surname Horta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,389 Americans. It ranked 8,481st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Horta?

Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947), followed by Silvio Horta.

Where is the surname Horta most common?

Wikidata records people named Horta in Belgium, the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Horta getting more or less common?

More common. 2,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,889 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Horta

A surname, carried by 3,889 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Horta is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,889 people named Horta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,389 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,817.

#8,481

rank among US surnames

3,889

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+38.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,460)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,477	Reinhard	3,893	79,308
#8,478	Matute	3,892	79,328
#8,479	Cann	3,890	79,369
#8,481	Horta	3,889	79,389

Who is named Horta

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

80% of people named Horta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Hortas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Victor Horta
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947)
Silvio Horta
American television producer and writer (1974-2020)
Andréia Horta
Actress, born 1983

Notable Hortas come mostly from Belgium (1), the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Horta

Horta has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

Questions

How common is the surname Horta?: 3,889 people in the United States had the surname Horta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,389 Americans. It ranked 8,481st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Horta?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Horta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Horta?: Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947), followed by Silvio Horta.
Where is the surname Horta most common?: Wikidata records people named Horta in Belgium, the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Horta getting more or less common?: More common. 2,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,889 in 2010, up 38%.