How common is the surname Hovland?

1,674 people in the United States had the surname Hovland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,436 Americans. It ranked 16,975th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hovland?

Carl Hovland, American psychologist (1912–1961).

Where is the surname Hovland most common?

Wikidata records people named Hovland in the United States.

Is the surname Hovland getting more or less common?

More common. 1,672 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,674 in 2010, up 0.1%.

The surname Hovland

A surname, carried by 1,674 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H145

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hovland is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,674 people named Hovland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,436 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,672.

#16,975

rank among US surnames

1,674

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,963)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,968	Kintz	1,675	184,326
#16,975	Vanvliet	1,674	184,436
#16,984	Arita	1,673	184,546

Who is named Hovland

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

95% of people named Hovland identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hovlands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carl Hovland
American psychologist (1912–1961)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hovland

Haviland

Hovland has the Soundex code H145, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H145.

Questions

How common is the surname Hovland?: 1,674 people in the United States had the surname Hovland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,436 Americans. It ranked 16,975th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hovland?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hovland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hovland?: Carl Hovland, American psychologist (1912–1961).
Where is the surname Hovland most common?: Wikidata records people named Hovland in the United States.
Is the surname Hovland getting more or less common?: More common. 1,672 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,674 in 2010, up 0.1%.