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    The surname Huffman

    A surname, carried by 50,786 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhʌfmən/ 2 syllables Soundex H155

    Huffman: #674 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Huffman #674, 50,786 people Huffman: #674 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Huffman #674, 50,786 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huffman is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    Related to Hoffman.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 50,786 people named Huffman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,079 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 49,737.

    #674
    rank among US surnames
    50,786
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #620)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #665Acevedo51,3516,012
    #666Benitez51,2886,020
    #667Zavala51,1536,036
    #668Hensley51,0816,044
    #669Glenn51,0436,049
    #670Cisneros50,9206,063
    #671Harrell50,8376,073

    Who is named Huffman

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

    91% of people named Huffman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Huffmans

    15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Felicity Huffman
      American actress, born 1962
    • Steve Huffman
      American businessman, born 1983
    • David A. Huffman
      American computer scientist (1925–1999)
    • Jared Huffman
      American politician, born 1964
    • Logan Huffman
      American actor, born 1989
    • Nate Huffman
      American basketball player (1975–2015)
    • Lash Huffman
      American professional wrestler, born 1958
    • Maven Huffman
      American professional wrestler, born 1976
    • Evan Huffman
      American road cyclist, born 1990
    • Cady Huffman
      American actress, born 1965
    • Sarah Huffman
      American soccer player, born 1984
    • David Huffman
      American actor (1945–1985)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Huffman

    Huffman has the Soundex code H155, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H155.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Huffman come from?
    Related to Hoffman.
    How common is the surname Huffman?
    50,786 people in the United States had the surname Huffman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,079 Americans. It ranked 674th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Huffman?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Huffman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Huffman?
    Felicity Huffman, American actress, followed by Steve Huffman.
    Where is the surname Huffman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Huffman in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Huffman?
    Huffman is /ˈhʌfmən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Huffman getting more or less common?
    More common. 49,737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,786 in 2010, up 2.1%.