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    The surname Heer

    A surname, carried by 2,007 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H600

    Heer: #14,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Heer #14,787, 2,007 people Heer: #14,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Heer #14,787, 2,007 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heer is more common than 90.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,007 people named Heer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,834 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,879.

    #14,787
    rank among US surnames
    2,007
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.8%
    change since 2000 (was #14,544)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,781Bibi2,009153,681
    #14,783Gilyard2,008153,758
    #14,787Malan2,007153,834
    #14,794Groat2,006153,911

    Who is named Heer

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

    82% of people named Heer identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Heers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Friedrich Heer
      Austrian historian and writer (1916-1983)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Heer

    Heer has the Soundex code H600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Heer?
    2,007 people in the United States had the surname Heer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,834 Americans. It ranked 14,787th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Heer?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Heer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Heer?
    Friedrich Heer, Austrian historian and writer (1916-1983).
    Where is the surname Heer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Heer in Austria.
    Is the surname Heer getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,007 in 2010, up 6.8%.