How common is the surname Heidt?

2,643 people in the United States had the surname Heidt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,816 Americans. It ranked 11,843rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Heidt?

Horace Heidt, American musician (1901-1986).

Where is the surname Heidt most common?

Wikidata records people named Heidt in the United States.

Is the surname Heidt getting more or less common?

More common. 2,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,643 in 2010, up 28%.

The surname Heidt

A surname, carried by 2,643 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heidt is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,643 people named Heidt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,816 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,072.

#11,843

rank among US surnames

2,643

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+27.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,469)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,836	Sethi	2,645	116,728
#11,839	Begin	2,644	116,772
#11,843	Demuth	2,643	116,816
#11,846	Nordin	2,642	116,861

Who is named Heidt

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

92% of people named Heidt identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heidts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Horace Heidt
American musician (1901-1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heidt

Heidt has the Soundex code H300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H300.

Questions

How common is the surname Heidt?: 2,643 people in the United States had the surname Heidt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,816 Americans. It ranked 11,843rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heidt?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Heidt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Heidt?: Horace Heidt, American musician (1901-1986).
Where is the surname Heidt most common?: Wikidata records people named Heidt in the United States.
Is the surname Heidt getting more or less common?: More common. 2,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,643 in 2010, up 28%.