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    The surname Heather

    A place surname, carried by 1,315 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɛðɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex H360 Also a first name

    Heather: #20,239 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Heather #20,239, 1,315 people Heather: #20,239 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Heather #20,239, 1,315 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heather is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    From heather; the given name is one of the plant names taken up in the 19th century. The surname is habitational, also meaning someone living on a heath.

    Heather is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,315 people named Heather in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,338.

    #20,239
    rank among US surnames
    1,315
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #18,883)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,232Musil1,316234,609
    #20,239Arista1,315234,787
    #20,248Gethers1,314234,966

    Who is named Heather

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

    91% of people named Heather identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Heathers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jean Heather
      American actress (1921–1995)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Heather

    Heather has the Soundex code H360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H360.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Heather come from?
    From heather; the given name is one of the plant names taken up in the 19th century. The surname is habitational, also meaning someone living on a heath.
    How common is the surname Heather?
    1,315 people in the United States had the surname Heather in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. It ranked 20,239th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Heather?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Heather identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Heather?
    Jean Heather, American actress (1921–1995).
    Where is the surname Heather most common?
    Wikidata records people named Heather in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Heather?
    Heather is /ˈhɛðɚ/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Heather?
    Heather is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Heather getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,315 in 2010, down 1.7%.
    Is Heather also a first name?
    Yes. Heather 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.