How common is the surname Heft?

1,289 people in the United States had the surname Heft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,523 Americans. It ranked 20,565th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Heft?

Robert G. Heft, American mayor (1941–2009).

Where is the surname Heft most common?

Wikidata records people named Heft in the United States.

Is the surname Heft getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,289 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Heft

A surname, carried by 1,289 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heft is more common than 87.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,289 people named Heft in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 239,523 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,310.

#20,565

rank among US surnames

1,289

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,565	Elmi	1,289	239,523
#20,574	Follmer	1,288	239,709

Who is named Heft

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

97% of people named Heft identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Two or more races 0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hefts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert G. Heft
American mayor (1941–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heft

Heft has the Soundex code H130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H130.

Questions

How common is the surname Heft?: 1,289 people in the United States had the surname Heft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,523 Americans. It ranked 20,565th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heft?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Heft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Heft?: Robert G. Heft, American mayor (1941–2009).
Where is the surname Heft most common?: Wikidata records people named Heft in the United States.
Is the surname Heft getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,289 in 2010, down 1.6%.