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    The surname Haldane

    A Norse surname, carried by 365 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H435

    Haldane: #56,073 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Haldane #56,073, 365 people Haldane: #56,073 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Haldane #56,073, 365 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haldane is more common than 65.4% of them.

    Origin

    Norse origin

    Scottish surname from Old Norse Halfdanr, a personal name composed by the elements halfr (“half”) + Danr (“Dane”).

    One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 365 people named Haldane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 845,878 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 338.

    #56,073
    rank among US surnames
    365
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8%
    change since 2000 (was #56,526)

    Who is named Haldane

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    83% of people named Haldane identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 6.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Haldanes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Aylmer Haldane
      British Army general (1862-1950)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Haldane

    Haldane has the Soundex code H435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H435.

    Other Norse surnames

    All 126 Norse surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Haldane come from?
    Scottish surname from Old Norse Halfdanr, a personal name composed by the elements halfr (“half”) + Danr (“Dane”).
    How common is the surname Haldane?
    365 people in the United States had the surname Haldane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 845,878 Americans. It ranked 56,073rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Haldane?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Haldane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Haldane?
    Aylmer Haldane, British Army general (1862-1950).
    Where is the surname Haldane most common?
    Wikidata records people named Haldane in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Haldane getting more or less common?
    More common. 338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 365 in 2010, up 8.0%.