How common is the surname Hunziker?

1,704 people in the United States had the surname Hunziker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. It ranked 16,765th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hunziker?

Armando Theodoro Hunziker, Argentine botanist (1919-2001).

Where is the surname Hunziker most common?

Wikidata records people named Hunziker in Argentina.

Is the surname Hunziker getting more or less common?

More common. 1,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,704 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Hunziker

A surname, carried by 1,704 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hunziker is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,704 people named Hunziker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,633.

#16,765

rank among US surnames

1,704

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,260)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,761	Kafka	1,705	181,082
#16,765	Curtsinger	1,704	181,189

Who is named Hunziker

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

93% of people named Hunziker identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as two or more races and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hunzikers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Armando Theodoro Hunziker
Argentine botanist (1919-2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hunziker

Hunziker has the Soundex code H522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H522.

Questions

How common is the surname Hunziker?: 1,704 people in the United States had the surname Hunziker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. It ranked 16,765th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hunziker?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hunziker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hunziker?: Armando Theodoro Hunziker, Argentine botanist (1919-2001).
Where is the surname Hunziker most common?: Wikidata records people named Hunziker in Argentina.
Is the surname Hunziker getting more or less common?: More common. 1,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,704 in 2010, up 4.3%.