How common is the surname Heiden?

2,620 people in the United States had the surname Heiden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,842 Americans. It ranked 11,938th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heiden?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Heiden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heiden?

Eric Heiden, American speed skater, followed by Beth Heiden.

Where is the surname Heiden most common?

Wikidata records people named Heiden in the United States.

Is the surname Heiden getting more or less common?

More common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,620 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Heiden

A surname, carried by 2,620 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heiden is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,620 people named Heiden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,842 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,580.

#11,938

rank among US surnames

2,620

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,932	Kamal	2,623	117,707
#11,933	Ballance	2,622	117,752
#11,936	Okane	2,621	117,797
#11,938	Heiden	2,620	117,842
#11,940	Brickner	2,619	117,887
#11,942	Bitter	2,618	117,932
#11,946	Polly	2,617	117,977

Who is named Heiden

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

97% of people named Heiden identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heidens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Heiden
American speed skater, born 1958
Beth Heiden
American sportswoman, born 1959
Ira Heiden
American actor, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heiden

Heiden has the Soundex code H350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H350.

Questions

How common is the surname Heiden?: 2,620 people in the United States had the surname Heiden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,842 Americans. It ranked 11,938th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heiden?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Heiden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heiden?: Eric Heiden, American speed skater, followed by Beth Heiden.
Where is the surname Heiden most common?: Wikidata records people named Heiden in the United States.
Is the surname Heiden getting more or less common?: More common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,620 in 2010, up 1.6%.