How common is the surname Hovey?

4,927 people in the United States had the surname Hovey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,664 Americans. It ranked 6,840th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hovey?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hovey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hovey?

Richard Hovey, American writer (1864-1900).

Where is the surname Hovey most common?

Wikidata records people named Hovey in the United States.

Is the surname Hovey getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,927 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Hovey

A surname, carried by 4,927 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hovey is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,927 people named Hovey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,664 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,951.

#6,840

rank among US surnames

4,927

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,337)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,831	Aikens	4,936	62,550
#6,833	Shih	4,935	62,562
#6,835	Fleury	4,934	62,575
#6,836	Habib	4,932	62,600
#6,837	Hallock	4,930	62,626
#6,838	Fast	4,929	62,639
#6,839	Takahashi	4,928	62,651

Who is named Hovey

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

93% of people named Hovey identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hoveys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Hovey
American writer (1864-1900)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hovey

Hovey has the Soundex code H100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H100.

Questions

How common is the surname Hovey?: 4,927 people in the United States had the surname Hovey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,664 Americans. It ranked 6,840th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hovey?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hovey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hovey?: Richard Hovey, American writer (1864-1900).
Where is the surname Hovey most common?: Wikidata records people named Hovey in the United States.
Is the surname Hovey getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,927 in 2010, down 0.5%.