How common is the surname Hallahan?

1,241 people in the United States had the surname Hallahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hallahan?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hallahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hallahan?

Charles Hallahan, American actor (1943–1997).

Where is the surname Hallahan most common?

Wikidata records people named Hallahan in the United States.

Is the surname Hallahan getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,242 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Hallahan

A surname, carried by 1,241 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hallahan is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,241 people named Hallahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,242.

#21,157

rank among US surnames

1,241

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,991)

Who is named Hallahan

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

97% of people named Hallahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hallahans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Hallahan
American actor (1943–1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hallahan

Hallahan has the Soundex code H450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H450.

Questions

How common is the surname Hallahan?: 1,241 people in the United States had the surname Hallahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hallahan?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hallahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hallahan?: Charles Hallahan, American actor (1943–1997).
Where is the surname Hallahan most common?: Wikidata records people named Hallahan in the United States.
Is the surname Hallahan getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,242 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, down 0.1%.