How common is the surname Hartwig?

5,913 people in the United States had the surname Hartwig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,215 Americans. It ranked 5,845th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hartwig?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hartwig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hartwig?

Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player (1929–2022), followed by Jeff Hartwig.

Where is the surname Hartwig most common?

Wikidata records people named Hartwig in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Hartwig getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,913 in 2010, down 0.6%.

Is Hartwig also a first name?

Yes. Hartwig 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 Hartwig

A surname, carried by 5,913 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hartwig is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,913 people named Hartwig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,215 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,947.

#5,845

rank among US surnames

5,913

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,391)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,838	Bentz	5,923	52,127
#5,841	Thurmond	5,922	52,135
#5,843	Sorrells	5,921	52,144
#5,845	Wingo	5,913	52,215
#5,847	Stoltz	5,912	52,224

Who is named Hartwig

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

96% of people named Hartwig identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hartwigs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rex Hartwig
Australian tennis player (1929–2022)
Jeff Hartwig
American pole vaulter, born 1967
John F. Hartwig
American chemist, born 1964

Notable Hartwigs come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hartwig

Hartwig has the Soundex code H632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H632.

Questions

How common is the surname Hartwig?: 5,913 people in the United States had the surname Hartwig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,215 Americans. It ranked 5,845th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hartwig?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hartwig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hartwig?: Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player (1929–2022), followed by Jeff Hartwig.
Where is the surname Hartwig most common?: Wikidata records people named Hartwig in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Hartwig getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,947 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,913 in 2010, down 0.6%.
Is Hartwig also a first name?: Yes. Hartwig 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.