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

Hoerle, 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 Hoerle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoerle in America

Hoerle is the 74608th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoerle surname appeared 259 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 Hoerle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoerle 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 Hoerle

The surname Hoerle originated in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "horn," which may have initially referred to someone who lived near a horn-shaped geographical feature or worked as a hornblower.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Hoerle can be found in the village of Wittgendorf, located in the region of Saxony-Anhalt, where a family by the name of Hoerle resided in the late 1500s. The name also appeared in various church records and tax registers throughout the 17th and 18th centuries in other parts of Germany, including Bavaria and Thuringia.

In the 19th century, the surname Hoerle was associated with several notable individuals. Johann Friedrich Hoerle (1786-1865) was a German jurist and politician who served as a member of the Frankfurt Parliament during the revolutions of 1848-49. His cousin, Ludwig Hoerle (1794-1876), was a respected theologian and author who published numerous works on Christian ethics and theology.

Another prominent figure with the surname Hoerle was Heinrich Hoerle (1834-1912), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Leipzig, including the Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) and the Augustusplatz. His son, Oskar Hoerle (1871-1947), followed in his footsteps and became a respected architect in his own right, known for his work on various public buildings and residential projects in Berlin.

In the 20th century, one of the most famous individuals with the surname Hoerle was the German painter and printmaker Willi Hoerle (1905-1973). He was a prominent figure in the New Objectivity movement and is renowned for his depictions of everyday urban life in Berlin during the Weimar Republic era.

It is worth noting that variations in the spelling of the surname Hoerle existed throughout history, including Hörle, Hoerlle, and Hoerlein, reflecting regional dialects and preferences in different parts of Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoerle

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

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

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