How common is the surname Hamblen?

2,207 people in the United States had the surname Hamblen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,894 Americans. It ranked 13,713th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hamblen?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hamblen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hamblen?

Stuart Hamblen, American entertainer, radio singer, songwriter, and presidential candidate (1908–1989), followed by Frank Hamblen.

Where is the surname Hamblen most common?

Wikidata records people named Hamblen in the United States.

Is the surname Hamblen getting more or less common?

More common. 2,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,207 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Hamblen

A surname, carried by 2,207 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H514

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hamblen is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,207 people named Hamblen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,894 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,053.

#13,713

rank among US surnames

2,207

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,567)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,707	Overturf	2,208	139,830
#13,713	Sprenger	2,207	139,894
#13,721	Fleischmann	2,206	139,957

Who is named Hamblen

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

92% of people named Hamblen identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hamblens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stuart Hamblen
American entertainer, radio singer, songwriter, and presidential candidate (1908–1989)
Frank Hamblen
American basketball player and coach (1947–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hamblen

Hamblen has the Soundex code H514, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H514.

Questions

How common is the surname Hamblen?: 2,207 people in the United States had the surname Hamblen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,894 Americans. It ranked 13,713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hamblen?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hamblen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hamblen?: Stuart Hamblen, American entertainer, radio singer, songwriter, and presidential candidate (1908–1989), followed by Frank Hamblen.
Where is the surname Hamblen most common?: Wikidata records people named Hamblen in the United States.
Is the surname Hamblen getting more or less common?: More common. 2,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,207 in 2010, up 7.5%.