How common is the surname Hector?

4,387 people in the United States had the surname Hector in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,377 Americans. It ranked 7,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hector?

Michael Hector, association football player, followed by Jamie Hector.

Where is the surname Hector most common?

Wikidata records people named Hector in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Hector getting more or less common?

More common. 4,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,387 in 2010, up 9.7%.

Is Hector also a first name?

Yes. Hector 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.

The surname Hector

A surname, carried by 4,387 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H236 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hector is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,387 people named Hector in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,377 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,000.

#7,572

rank among US surnames

4,387

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,671)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,566	Moultrie	4,391	70,313
#7,568	Maroney	4,390	70,329
#7,571	Lasher	4,389	70,345
#7,572	Sunderland	4,387	70,377

Who is named Hector

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

47% of people named Hector identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 47%
White (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.8%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Hectors

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Hector
Association football player, born 1992
Jamie Hector
American actor (born 1975)

Notable Hectors come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hector

Hector has the Soundex code H236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H236.

Questions

How common is the surname Hector?: 4,387 people in the United States had the surname Hector in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,377 Americans. It ranked 7,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hector?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Hector identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hector?: Michael Hector, association football player, followed by Jamie Hector.
Where is the surname Hector most common?: Wikidata records people named Hector in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Hector getting more or less common?: More common. 4,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,387 in 2010, up 9.7%.
Is Hector also a first name?: Yes. Hector 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.