How Many People Have the Last Name Hoover?
people had the surname Hoover in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,131 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,429 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Hoover (92%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Hoover ranks #420. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Hoover grew from 56,068 people in 2000 to 57,497 in 2010 (up 2.5%), and its rank fell from #532 to #580. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 20.78 to 19.49 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 56,068 | 57,497 |
| Rank | #532 | #580 |
| Per 100,000 people | 20.78 | 19.49 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Hoover
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Hoover: H160
👤 Hoover as a First Name
Hoover is a first name too: about 190 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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