Hoover Surname
Approximately 75,369 people bear this surname
Hoover Surname Definition:
(German) Feudal tenant of a German hide of land (about 120 acres).
Hoover Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72,295 | 1:5,014 | 556 |
| Canada | 2,386 | 1:15,442 | 2,263 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Ecuador | 35 | 1:454,453 | 10,445 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 17 | 1:6,493 | 987 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,320 | 1:3,278 | 388 |
Hoover (6,118) may also be a first name.
Hoover Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Feudal tenant of a German hide of land (about 120 acres).
Hoover Demographics
Average Hoover Salary in
United States
$41,874 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hoover Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoover Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoover is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoover? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,534th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 96,692 people. The surname Hoover occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Hoover live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hoover is also the 84,626th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 6,118 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 72,295 people, or 1 in 5,014. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Hoover occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Hoover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hoover has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 472 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 562 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hoover Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hoover last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hoover earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning R 244,692 per year; in United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $50,125 CAD per year.
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Hoover Reference & Research
Hoover FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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