How common is the surname Hallett?

5,731 people in the United States had the surname Hallett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,873 Americans. It ranked 6,000th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hallett?

Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (1975–2009).

Where is the surname Hallett most common?

Wikidata records people named Hallett in the United States.

Is the surname Hallett getting more or less common?

More common. 5,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,731 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Hallett

A surname, carried by 5,731 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hallett is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,731 people named Hallett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,873 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,078.

#6,000

rank among US surnames

5,731

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,205)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,995	Bost	5,734	53,845
#5,996	McAuliffe	5,733	53,854
#5,998	Olinger	5,732	53,863
#6,000	Hallett	5,731	53,873

Who is named Hallett

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

91% of people named Hallett identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Halletts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andy Hallett
American actor and singer (1975–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hallett

Hallett has the Soundex code H430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H430.

Questions

How common is the surname Hallett?: 5,731 people in the United States had the surname Hallett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,873 Americans. It ranked 6,000th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hallett?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hallett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hallett?: Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (1975–2009).
Where is the surname Hallett most common?: Wikidata records people named Hallett in the United States.
Is the surname Hallett getting more or less common?: More common. 5,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,731 in 2010, up 13%.