How common is the surname Held?

7,195 people in the United States had the surname Held in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,911 Americans. It ranked 4,896th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Held?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Held identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Held?

Ryan Held, American swimmer, followed by Martin Held.

Where is the surname Held most common?

Wikidata records people named Held in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Held getting more or less common?

Less common. 9,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,195 in 2010, down 21%.

The surname Held

A surname, carried by 7,195 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Held is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,195 people named Held in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,911 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,126.

#4,896

rank among US surnames

7,195

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

-21.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,574)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,887	Neel	7,209	42,828
#4,888	Urrutia	7,208	42,834
#4,889	Amezcua	7,206	42,846
#4,890	Rutter	7,205	42,852
#4,891	Lavigne	7,204	42,858
#4,892	Schlosser	7,203	42,863
#4,893	Ivory	7,201	42,875

Who is named Held

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

96% of people named Held identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Helds

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Held
American swimmer, born 1995
Martin Held
Actor (1908-1992)
Bud Held
American athlete, Javelin Thrower, Pole Vaulter, Sports Equipment Inventor, born 1927

Notable Helds come mostly from the United States (2) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Held

Held has the Soundex code H430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H430.

Questions

How common is the surname Held?: 7,195 people in the United States had the surname Held in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,911 Americans. It ranked 4,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Held?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Held identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Held?: Ryan Held, American swimmer, followed by Martin Held.
Where is the surname Held most common?: Wikidata records people named Held in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Held getting more or less common?: Less common. 9,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,195 in 2010, down 21%.