How common is the surname Heiner?

2,392 people in the United States had the surname Heiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,074 Americans. It ranked 12,869th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heiner?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Heiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heiner?

Madeline Heiner, Australian runner.

Where is the surname Heiner most common?

Wikidata records people named Heiner in Australia.

Is the surname Heiner getting more or less common?

More common. 2,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,392 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Heiner also a first name?

Yes. Heiner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Heiner

A surname, carried by 2,392 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H560 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heiner is more common than 92.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,392 people named Heiner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,074 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,062.

#12,869

rank among US surnames

2,392

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+16%

change since 2000 (was #13,513)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,861	Hofmeister	2,394	128,966
#12,865	Wunder	2,393	129,020
#12,869	Buckwalter	2,392	129,074
#12,872	Luebke	2,391	129,128
#12,878	Silber	2,390	129,182

Who is named Heiner

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

95% of people named Heiner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heiners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Madeline Heiner
Australian runner, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heiner

Heiner has the Soundex code H560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H560.

Questions

How common is the surname Heiner?: 2,392 people in the United States had the surname Heiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,074 Americans. It ranked 12,869th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heiner?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Heiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heiner?: Madeline Heiner, Australian runner.
Where is the surname Heiner most common?: Wikidata records people named Heiner in Australia.
Is the surname Heiner getting more or less common?: More common. 2,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,392 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Heiner also a first name?: Yes. Heiner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.