How common is the surname Hecht?

7,466 people in the United States had the surname Hecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,354 Americans. It ranked 4,744th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hecht?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hecht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hecht?

Ben Hecht, American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964), followed by Jessica Hecht.

Where is the surname Hecht most common?

Wikidata records people named Hecht in the United States and Czechoslovakia.

Is the surname Hecht getting more or less common?

More common. 7,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,466 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Hecht

A surname, carried by 7,466 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hecht is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,466 people named Hecht in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,354 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,333.

#4,744

rank among US surnames

7,466

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,457)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,735	Newland	7,491	41,216
#4,736	Eden	7,489	41,227
#4,737	Mattison	7,485	41,249
#4,738	Abdi	7,484	41,254
#4,739	Whited	7,482	41,265
#4,740	Manzanares	7,480	41,276
#4,741	Palomo	7,478	41,287

Who is named Hecht

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

96% of people named Hecht identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hechts

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Hecht
American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964)
Jessica Hecht
American actress and singer, born 1965
Duvall Hecht
American rower (1930–2022)
Anthony Hecht
American poet (1923–2004)
Gina Hecht
American actress, born 1952
Chic Hecht
American politician (1928-2006)
Ladislav Hecht
American tennis player (1910–2004)
Harold Hecht
American producer, choreographer and talent agent (1907–1985)

Notable Hechts come mostly from the United States (7) and Czechoslovakia (1).

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Height

Hecht has the Soundex code H230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H230.

Questions

How common is the surname Hecht?: 7,466 people in the United States had the surname Hecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,354 Americans. It ranked 4,744th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hecht?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hecht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hecht?: Ben Hecht, American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964), followed by Jessica Hecht.
Where is the surname Hecht most common?: Wikidata records people named Hecht in the United States and Czechoslovakia.
Is the surname Hecht getting more or less common?: More common. 7,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,466 in 2010, up 1.8%.