How Many People Have the Last Name Hobson?

17,043

people had the surname Hobson in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 17,301 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,128

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

5.78

In 2010

Largest Group

68.5%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.2%

+526 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Hobson (68.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 25.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Hobson ranks #1,581. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 70.7% to 68.5%.

White 68.5%
Black 25.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Hobson grew from 16,517 people in 2000 to 17,043 in 2010 (up 3.2%), and its rank fell from #2,011 to #2,128. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.12 to 5.78 people per 100,000.

20002010
People16,51717,043
Rank#2,011#2,128
Per 100,000 people6.125.78

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Hobson

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,125Flood17,053
#2,125Hooks17,053
#2,127Read17,048
#2,128Hobson17,043
#2,129Bustos17,040
#2,130Benedict17,036
#2,131Vandyke17,030

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Hobson: H125

Hopkins 96,810 Hopson 12,180 Hopkinson 1,108

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