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    The surname Niehoff

    A surname, carried by 1,126 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N100

    Niehoff: #22,749 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Niehoff #22,749, 1,126 people Niehoff: #22,749 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Niehoff #22,749, 1,126 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Niehoff is more common than 86% of them.

    Origin

    From German.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,126 people named Niehoff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,110.

    #22,749
    rank among US surnames
    1,126
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #21,832)

    Who is named Niehoff

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

    97% of people named Niehoff identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Niehoff come from?
    From German.
    How common is the surname Niehoff?
    1,126 people in the United States had the surname Niehoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Niehoff?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Niehoff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Niehoff getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 1.4%.