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

Hoogendoorn, 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 Hoogendoorn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoogendoorn in America

Hoogendoorn is the 44423rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoogendoorn surname appeared 484 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 Hoogendoorn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoogendoorn 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 Hoogendoorn

The surname Hoogendoorn originated in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is a locational surname derived from the Dutch words "hoog" meaning high and "doorn" meaning thorn bush or thornbush. This likely referred to a high thorn bush or group of thorn bushes located near where the original bearers of the name lived.

The earliest recorded example of the Hoogendoorn surname dates back to the 13th century in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It appeared in various old records and manuscripts from this region during the Middle Ages with slight variations in spelling such as Hoghendoorne and Hoogendorne.

In the 16th century, a man named Jan Hoogendoorn (1524-1591) was a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Leiden. He is considered one of the earliest notable individuals with this surname.

Another early bearer of the Hoogendoorn name was Pieter Hoogendoorn (1585-1642), a Dutch Golden Age painter from Haarlem known for his still life paintings of flowers and fruit.

During the 17th century, a family with the Hoogendoorn surname lived in the village of Leiderdorp near Leiden. Claes Hoogendoorn (1627-1689) from this family was a respected farmer and landowner in the area.

In the 19th century, a Dutch author and poet named Adriaan Hoogendoorn (1818-1887) gained recognition for his works celebrating rural life and nature.

Another individual of note was Willem Hoogendoorn (1865-1932), a Dutch politician who served as a member of parliament representing the district of Leiden from 1905 to 1925.

While the Hoogendoorn surname originated in the Netherlands, it later spread to other parts of Europe and the world through emigration and has been carried by individuals of Dutch ancestry across various countries and regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoogendoorn

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

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

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