How common is the surname Imhof?

1,234 people in the United States had the surname Imhof in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,199 Americans. It ranked 21,251st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Imhof?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Imhof identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Imhof?

Roger Imhof, American actor (1875-1958).

Where is the surname Imhof most common?

Wikidata records people named Imhof in the United States.

Is the surname Imhof getting more or less common?

More common. 1,163 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,234 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Imhof

A surname, carried by 1,234 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I510

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Imhof is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,234 people named Imhof in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,199 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,163.

#21,251

rank among US surnames

1,234

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,054)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,251	Guinto	1,234	250,199
#21,260	Craney	1,233	250,402

Who is named Imhof

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

95% of people named Imhof identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Imhofs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roger Imhof
American actor (1875-1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Imhof

Imhoff

Imhof has the Soundex code I510, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I510.

Questions

How common is the surname Imhof?: 1,234 people in the United States had the surname Imhof in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,199 Americans. It ranked 21,251st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Imhof?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Imhof identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Imhof?: Roger Imhof, American actor (1875-1958).
Where is the surname Imhof most common?: Wikidata records people named Imhof in the United States.
Is the surname Imhof getting more or less common?: More common. 1,163 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,234 in 2010, up 6.1%.