How common is the surname Houseknecht?

1,027 people in the United States had the surname Houseknecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Houseknecht getting more or less common?

More common. 1,004 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Houseknecht

A surname, carried by 1,027 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H225

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Houseknecht is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,027 people named Houseknecht in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,004.

#24,388

rank among US surnames

1,027

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #23,568)

Who is named Houseknecht

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

97% of people named Houseknecht identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Houseknecht?: 1,027 people in the United States had the surname Houseknecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,629 Americans. It ranked 24,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Houseknecht?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Houseknecht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Houseknecht getting more or less common?: More common. 1,004 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,027 in 2010, up 2.3%.