How common is the surname Heidelberg?

1,521 people in the United States had the surname Heidelberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,989 Americans. It ranked 18,262nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Heidelberg getting more or less common?

More common. 1,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,521 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Heidelberg

A surname, carried by 1,521 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H341

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heidelberg is more common than 88.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,521 people named Heidelberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,989 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,415.

#18,262

rank among US surnames

1,521

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #18,143)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,253	Berberich	1,522	202,855
#18,262	Raybon	1,521	202,989

Who is named Heidelberg

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

52% of people named Heidelberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Heidelberg?: 1,521 people in the United States had the surname Heidelberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,989 Americans. It ranked 18,262nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heidelberg?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Heidelberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Heidelberg getting more or less common?: More common. 1,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,521 in 2010, up 7.5%.