How common is the surname Heflin?

7,609 people in the United States had the surname Heflin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,576 Americans. It ranked 4,660th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Heflin?

Van Heflin, American actor (1908–1971), followed by Marta Heflin.

Where is the surname Heflin most common?

Wikidata records people named Heflin in the United States.

Is the surname Heflin getting more or less common?

More common. 7,431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,609 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Heflin

A surname, carried by 7,609 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H145

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

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,609 people named Heflin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,576 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,431.

#4,660

rank among US surnames

7,609

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,415)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,657	Sparrow	7,614	40,550
#4,658	Martini	7,612	40,560
#4,659	McEwen	7,610	40,571
#4,660	Heflin	7,609	40,576

Who is named Heflin

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

86% of people named Heflin identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heflins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Van Heflin
American actor (1908–1971)
Marta Heflin
American actress (1945-2013)
J. Thomas Heflin
American politician (1869-1951)

Questions

How common is the surname Heflin?: 7,609 people in the United States had the surname Heflin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,576 Americans. It ranked 4,660th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heflin?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Heflin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Heflin?: Van Heflin, American actor (1908–1971), followed by Marta Heflin.
Where is the surname Heflin most common?: Wikidata records people named Heflin in the United States.
Is the surname Heflin getting more or less common?: More common. 7,431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,609 in 2010, up 2.4%.