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    The surname Helfer

    A surname, carried by 1,530 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H416

    Helfer: #18,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Helfer #18,184, 1,530 people Helfer: #18,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Helfer #18,184, 1,530 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Helfer is more common than 88.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,530 people named Helfer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,794 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,363.

    #18,184
    rank among US surnames
    1,530
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.3%
    change since 2000 (was #18,634)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,177Albury1,531201,663
    #18,184Colvard1,530201,794

    Who is named Helfer

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

    93% of people named Helfer identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Helfers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Monika Helfer
      Austrian writer, 1947–2026

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Helfer

    Helfer has the Soundex code H416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H416.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Helfer?
    1,530 people in the United States had the surname Helfer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,794 Americans. It ranked 18,184th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Helfer?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Helfer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Helfer?
    Monika Helfer, Austrian writer.
    Where is the surname Helfer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Helfer in Austria.
    Is the surname Helfer getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,530 in 2010, up 12%.