How common is the surname Heineman?

2,741 people in the United States had the surname Heineman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,640 Americans. It ranked 11,478th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heineman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Heineman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heineman?

Dave Heineman, American politician, followed by Rebecca Heineman.

Where is the surname Heineman most common?

Wikidata records people named Heineman in the United States.

Is the surname Heineman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,741 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Heineman

A surname, carried by 2,741 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H555

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heineman is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,741 people named Heineman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,640 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,298.

#11,478

rank among US surnames

2,741

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+19.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,472	Mattis	2,744	112,517
#11,474	McConville	2,743	112,558
#11,476	Araya	2,742	112,599
#11,478	Heineman	2,741	112,640
#11,484	Decicco	2,740	112,681

Who is named Heineman

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

95% of people named Heineman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heinemans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dave Heineman
American politician, born 1948
Rebecca Heineman
American video game programmer (1963–2025)
Dannie Heineman
Belgian-American engineer and businessman, 1872–1962
Matthew Heineman
American documentary filmmaker, born 1950
Laurie Heineman
American actress, born 1948

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heineman

Heineman has the Soundex code H555, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H555.

Questions

How common is the surname Heineman?: 2,741 people in the United States had the surname Heineman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,640 Americans. It ranked 11,478th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heineman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Heineman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heineman?: Dave Heineman, American politician, followed by Rebecca Heineman.
Where is the surname Heineman most common?: Wikidata records people named Heineman in the United States.
Is the surname Heineman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,741 in 2010, up 19%.