How common is the surname Hearst?

1,294 people in the United States had the surname Hearst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. It ranked 20,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hearst?

William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher (1863–1951), followed by Patty Hearst.

Where is the surname Hearst most common?

Wikidata records people named Hearst in the United States.

How do you pronounce Hearst?

Hearst is /hɝst/, one syllable.

Is the surname Hearst getting more or less common?

More common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,294 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Hearst

A surname, carried by 1,294 people in the United States.

Pronounced /hɝst/ 1 syllable Soundex H623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hearst is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,294 people named Hearst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,279.

#20,502

rank among US surnames

1,294

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,526)

Who is named Hearst

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

58% of people named Hearst identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hearsts

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Randolph Hearst
American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
Patty Hearst
American kidnapping victim, born 1954
George Hearst
American politician (1820-1891)
Phoebe Hearst
American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist (1842–1919)
Rick Hearst
Actor, born 1965
Amanda Hearst
American socialite, activist, and fashion model, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hearst

Hearst has the Soundex code H623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H623.

Questions

How common is the surname Hearst?: 1,294 people in the United States had the surname Hearst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,598 Americans. It ranked 20,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hearst?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Hearst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hearst?: William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher (1863–1951), followed by Patty Hearst.
Where is the surname Hearst most common?: Wikidata records people named Hearst in the United States.
How do you pronounce Hearst?: Hearst is /hɝst/, one syllable.
Is the surname Hearst getting more or less common?: More common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,294 in 2010, up 1.2%.