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

Hom, 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 Hom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hom in America

Hom is the 6906th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hom surname appeared 4,863 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hom 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 Hom

The surname Hom has its origins in Sweden, where it can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old Swedish word "hum," which means "meadow" or "pasture." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived or worked in a meadow or pastureland.

Variations of the spelling, such as Hum, Hume, and Hom, can be found in historical records from various regions of Sweden. The earliest known mention of the name is in a land registry from the village of Hummleholm in Värmland County, dated 1287.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Älvsborg County tax records, where a Nils Hom is listed as a landowner in the village of Hummelund. This suggests that the name had spread to other parts of Sweden by this time.

The Hom surname can also be found in the Danish island of Bornholm, where it is believed to have been introduced by Swedish settlers in the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in Denmark is Sven Hom, a farmer from the village of Humledal on Bornholm, who is mentioned in a land dispute document from 1402.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the name was Johan Hom (1520-1588), a Swedish merchant and shipowner who played a significant role in the development of trade between Sweden and the Netherlands.

Another prominent individual with the Hom surname was Carl Hom (1701-1781), a Swedish architect and military engineer who designed several fortifications and public buildings in Stockholm and other cities.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Hom name also appears in records from Finland, which was part of the Swedish realm at the time. One example is Petter Hom (1725-1798), a Finnish-Swedish farmer and landowner from the village of Hummelby in Ostrobothnia.

In more recent times, the Hom surname has been carried by individuals such as Nils Hom (1892-1957), a Swedish author and journalist known for his novels and short stories depicting rural life in Värmland.

While the Hom surname is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of Sweden's cultural heritage, with its roots deeply embedded in the country's agricultural past and its connections to the land and rural communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hom

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

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

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