How common is the surname Hank?

1,916 people in the United States had the surname Hank in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,141 Americans. It ranked 15,318th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hank?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Hank identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Hank getting more or less common?

More common. 1,899 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,916 in 2010, up 0.9%.

Is Hank also a first name?

Yes. Hank is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hank

A surname, carried by 1,916 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hank is more common than 90.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,916 people named Hank in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,141 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,899.

#15,318

rank among US surnames

1,916

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,422)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,309	Kinner	1,917	161,057
#15,318	Quisenberry	1,916	161,141
#15,322	Catano	1,915	161,225
#15,325	Irick	1,914	161,309

Who is named Hank

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

85% of people named Hank identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.1%
Two or more races 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hank

Hank has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

How common is the surname Hank?: 1,916 people in the United States had the surname Hank in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,141 Americans. It ranked 15,318th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hank?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Hank identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Hank getting more or less common?: More common. 1,899 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,916 in 2010, up 0.9%.
Is Hank also a first name?: Yes. Hank is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.