How common is the last name Hoover?

57,000 people in the United States have the last name Hoover, about 1 in 5,244. It ranks #580 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HOOVER

#580

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
57,000
About
1 in 5,244
This common or more
33.6%
Who bears it

Of the 57,000 people with the last name Hoover, 89.4% reported their origin as White, 3.4% as Black and 3.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hoover

#578 Mora · 57,092#579 Nash · 57,028#581 Cochran · 56,354#582 Vang · 56,261

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hoover, most common first.

#1,060 Hooper · 32,518#12,540 Hover · 2,359#93,282 Hoober · 211

Also a first name

As a first name, Hoover ranks #21,475 of 53,615, with 472 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1928, with 256 births. See Hoover as a first name

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