How common is the surname Heal?

1,999 people in the United States had the surname Heal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,450 Americans. It ranked 14,827th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heal?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Heal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heal?

Shane Heal, Australian basketball player (born 1970).

Where is the surname Heal most common?

Wikidata records people named Heal in Australia.

Is the surname Heal getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,999 in 2010, down 58%.

The surname Heal

A surname, carried by 1,999 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heal is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

English surname, variant of Hale.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,999 people named Heal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,450 Americans. That is down 58% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,769.

#14,827

rank among US surnames

1,999

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-58.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,554)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,821	Reigle	2,001	154,296
#14,824	Stoneman	2,000	154,373
#14,827	Caudell	1,999	154,450
#14,834	Dames	1,998	154,527

Who is named Heal

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

81% of people named Heal identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shane Heal
Australian basketball player (born 1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heal

Heal has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Questions

Where does the surname Heal come from?: English surname, variant of Hale.
How common is the surname Heal?: 1,999 people in the United States had the surname Heal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,450 Americans. It ranked 14,827th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heal?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Heal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heal?: Shane Heal, Australian basketball player (born 1970).
Where is the surname Heal most common?: Wikidata records people named Heal in Australia.
Is the surname Heal getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,999 in 2010, down 58%.