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

Hoerauf, 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 Hoerauf surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoerauf in America

Hoerauf is the 67943rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoerauf surname appeared 290 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 Hoerauf.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoerauf 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.

The history of the last name Hoerauf

The surname HOERAUF originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old High German words "horo" meaning "to hear" and "auf" meaning "up," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone with exceptional hearing abilities or someone who lived at an elevated location.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the HOERAUF name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the Saxon region of Germany, dating back to the 12th century. The name appeared as "Horouf" in a document from 1187, referring to a landowner in the town of Meiningen.

In the 13th century, there are records of a family bearing the HOERAUF name in the city of Nuremberg. A prominent member of this family was Johannes HOERAUF, a merchant and member of the city council, who lived between 1260 and 1317.

The HOERAUF name also appeared in historical records from the Rhineland region of Germany. In the town of Cologne, a document from 1348 mentions a baker named Hermann HOERAUF, who was involved in a dispute over bread prices during a time of famine.

Another notable individual with the HOERAUF surname was Konrad HOERAUF, a German soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He served under the command of Albrecht von Wallenstein and was said to have participated in the Battle of Lützen in 1632.

In the 18th century, a family of HOERAUF musicians gained prominence in the city of Dresden. Johann Georg HOERAUF (1711-1783) was a renowned violinist and composer who served as the Kapellmeister (music director) at the court of the Elector of Saxony.

As the HOERAUF name spread across different regions of Germany, variations in spelling emerged, such as HÖRAUF, HORAUFF, and HÖRAUFFT. The name was also associated with various place names, including Hoeraufshausen, a village in the state of Hesse, and Hörauffthal, a valley in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoerauf

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

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 Hoerauf was:

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 Hoerauf has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Hoerauf was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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