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

Hohman, 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 Hohman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hohman in America

Hohman is the 9286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hohman surname appeared 3,505 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hohman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hohman 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 Hohman

The surname Hohman is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word "hohe", meaning "high" or "elevated", and "man", signifying a person. The name likely originated in the medieval era, possibly as early as the 12th or 13th century, and was initially used as a descriptive name for someone who lived or worked on higher ground or in an elevated area.

The earliest recorded instances of the Hohman surname can be traced back to various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. It appears in historical records and documents from the 14th and 15th centuries, often spelled as "Hohemann" or "Hohemannus". One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Johann Hohman, a merchant and burgher in the city of Nuremberg, who lived in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the Hohman surname can be found in various German church records and parish registers. Notably, a branch of the family settled in the town of Eppingen in Baden-Württemberg, where several generations of Hohmans were recorded as landowners and craftsmen. One prominent figure from this lineage was Hans Hohman (1525-1592), a respected blacksmith and respected member of the local community.

As the Hohman family spread across different regions of Germany, the name evolved into various spellings, such as "Hohmann", "Hoemann", and "Hohemanns". In the 18th century, Johann Michael Hohman (1718-1792), a Lutheran pastor and author from Saxony, gained recognition for his work on German folklore and traditional remedies, publishing a book titled "Hohman's Long Lost Friend".

During the 19th century, many Hohmans emigrated from Germany to other parts of the world, including the United States and Canada. One notable figure was Carl Hohman (1832-1912), a German-American architect who designed several prominent buildings in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Other notable individuals with the Hohman surname include Johann Hohman (1885-1966), a German-born American businessman and philanthropist from New York City, and Heinrich Hohman (1890-1968), a German military officer and recipient of the prestigious Pour le Mérite during World War I.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hohman

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

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

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