How common is the surname Huff?

55,484 people in the United States had the surname Huff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,565 Americans. It ranked 612th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Huff?

Jay Huff, American basketball player (born 1997), followed by Brent Huff.

Where is the surname Huff most common?

Wikidata records people named Huff in the United States.

Is the surname Huff getting more or less common?

More common. 53,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,484 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Huff

A surname, carried by 55,484 people in the United States.

Pronounced /hʌf/ 1 syllable Soundex H100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huff is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 55,484 people named Huff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,565 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 53,892.

#612

rank among US surnames

55,484

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #564)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#603	Melendez	56,230	5,491
#604	Poole	56,226	5,491
#605	Roberson	56,180	5,496
#606	Larsen	55,960	5,517
#607	Conley	55,917	5,521
#608	Davenport	55,895	5,524
#609	Copeland	55,850	5,528

Who is named Huff

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

81% of people named Huff identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Huffs

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jay Huff
American basketball player (born 1997)
Brent Huff
American film director, actor and model, born 1961
Sam Huff
American football player (1934–2021)
Leslie-Anne Huff
Actress, born 1984
Louise Huff
American actress (1895–1973)
Brad Huff
American cyclist, born 1979
Aubrey Huff
American baseball player, born 1976
Dann Huff
American record producer and songwriter, born 1960
Neal Huff
American actor
David Huff
American baseball player, born 1984
Darrell Huff
American writer (1913–2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Houff

Surnames that sound like Huff

Huff 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 Huff?: 55,484 people in the United States had the surname Huff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,565 Americans. It ranked 612th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Huff?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Huff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Huff?: Jay Huff, American basketball player (born 1997), followed by Brent Huff.
Where is the surname Huff most common?: Wikidata records people named Huff in the United States.
How do you pronounce Huff?: Huff is /hʌf/, one syllable.
Is the surname Huff getting more or less common?: More common. 53,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,484 in 2010, up 3.0%.
What are other spellings of Huff?: Houff.