Hoedebeck last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Hoedebeck is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hoedebeck.

Meaning of Hoedebeck

A locational surname derived from a place located in Germany.

Hoedebeck, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hoedebeck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoedebeck in America

Hoedebeck is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoedebeck surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hoedebeck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoedebeck to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

20102000Change (%)
Rank13559311683514.86%
Count124138-10.69%
Proportion per 100k0.040.05-22.22%

The history of the last name Hoedebeck

The surname Hoedebeck originated in Germany and is believed to date back to the 16th century or earlier. It is likely derived from a place name, possibly referring to a specific location or region. The name may have stemmed from the Middle Low German words "hode" meaning "shepherd" and "beck" meaning "brook" or "stream," suggesting a connection to a shepherd's dwelling near a stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Kirchenbuch (church book) of Westfalen, a region in northwestern Germany, where a family with the surname Hoedebeck is mentioned in the late 1500s. The name is also found in various historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries in the region around Münster, Germany.

In the 19th century, Johannes Hoedebeck (1817-1892) was a notable German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Münster, including the Residenzschloss (Residential Palace) and the Ludgerianum, a Catholic seminary. His work significantly influenced the architectural landscape of the city.

Another individual of note with this surname was Friedrich Hoedebeck (1834-1909), a German jurist and politician who served as a member of the Reichstag (Imperial Diet) from 1887 to 1890, representing the German Conservative Party.

In the early 20th century, Theodor Hoedebeck (1883-1971) was a German architect and urban planner who played a crucial role in the reconstruction of several German cities after World War II, particularly in the Berlin region.

Additionally, the name Hoedebeck has been associated with various localities in Germany, such as Hoedebecksweg, a street in the town of Schüttorf, and Hoedebeckstraße, a street in the city of Münster, both named after individuals or families with the surname.

While the surname Hoedebeck is not among the most common in Germany, it has a rich history and has been carried by several notable individuals, particularly in the fields of architecture, law, and politics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoedebeck

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hoedebeck.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hoedebeck was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only95.16%118
Non-Hispanic Black Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races0.00%0
Hispanic Origin(S)%(S)

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hoedebeck has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

20102000Change (%)
White95.16%92.03%3.34%
Black0.00%(S)%(S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander0.00%0.00%0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native(S)%3.62%(S)%
Two or More Races0.00%(S)%(S)%
Hispanic(S)%(S)%(S)%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hoedebeck was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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