How common is the surname Heart?

1,313 people in the United States had the surname Heart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. It ranked 20,263rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Heart?

Roman Heart, American pornographic actor (1986–2019).

Where is the surname Heart most common?

Wikidata records people named Heart in the United States.

Is the surname Heart getting more or less common?

More common. 1,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,313 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Heart

A surname, carried by 1,313 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heart is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,313 people named Heart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,103.

#20,263

rank among US surnames

1,313

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+19%

change since 2000 (was #21,934)

Who is named Heart

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

60% of people named Heart identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.9%
Two or more races 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hearts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roman Heart
American pornographic actor (1986–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heart

Heart has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

Questions

How common is the surname Heart?: 1,313 people in the United States had the surname Heart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. It ranked 20,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heart?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Heart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Heart?: Roman Heart, American pornographic actor (1986–2019).
Where is the surname Heart most common?: Wikidata records people named Heart in the United States.
Is the surname Heart getting more or less common?: More common. 1,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,313 in 2010, up 19%.