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The surname Hovanec

A Czech surname, carried by 925 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H152

Hovanec: #26,391 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hovanec #26,391, 925 people Hovanec: #26,391 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hovanec #26,391, 925 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hovanec is more common than 83.7% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Anglicization of the Czech surname Chovanec and the Slovak surname Chovanec, a variant of the word chovanec.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 925 people named Hovanec in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 333,779 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 910.

#26,391
rank among US surnames
925
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+1.6%
change since 2000 (was #25,503)

Who is named Hovanec

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

95% of people named Hovanec identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Two or more races 2.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hovanec come from?
Anglicization of the Czech surname Chovanec and the Slovak surname Chovanec, a variant of the word chovanec.
How common is the surname Hovanec?
925 people in the United States had the surname Hovanec in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 333,779 Americans. It ranked 26,391st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hovanec?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hovanec identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Is the surname Hovanec getting more or less common?
More common. 910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 925 in 2010, up 1.6%.