How common is the surname Heckler?

2,590 people in the United States had the surname Heckler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,207 Americans. It ranked 12,043rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heckler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Heckler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heckler?

Margaret Heckler, American politician (1931-2018).

Where is the surname Heckler most common?

Wikidata records people named Heckler in the United States.

Is the surname Heckler getting more or less common?

More common. 2,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,590 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Heckler

A surname, carried by 2,590 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heckler is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,590 people named Heckler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,207 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,153.

#12,043

rank among US surnames

2,590

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+20.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,048)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,035	Lafayette	2,593	119,069
#12,040	Fredricks	2,592	119,115
#12,042	Oliveras	2,591	119,161
#12,043	Heckler	2,590	119,207
#12,047	Whittier	2,589	119,253
#12,048	Branscum	2,588	119,299

Who is named Heckler

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

95% of people named Heckler identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hecklers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Margaret Heckler
American politician (1931-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heckler

Heckler has the Soundex code H246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H246.

Questions

How common is the surname Heckler?: 2,590 people in the United States had the surname Heckler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,207 Americans. It ranked 12,043rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heckler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Heckler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heckler?: Margaret Heckler, American politician (1931-2018).
Where is the surname Heckler most common?: Wikidata records people named Heckler in the United States.
Is the surname Heckler getting more or less common?: More common. 2,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,590 in 2010, up 20%.