How common is the surname Helle?

1,877 people in the United States had the surname Helle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,489 Americans. It ranked 15,579th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Helle getting more or less common?

More common. 1,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,877 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Helle also a first name?

Yes. Helle 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 Helle

A surname, carried by 1,877 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H400 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). Helle is more common than 90.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,877 people named Helle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,489 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,448.

#15,579

rank among US surnames

1,877

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+29.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,823)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,571	Cannata	1,878	164,401
#15,579	Pech	1,877	164,489

Who is named Helle

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

93% of people named Helle identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Helle

Helle has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Questions

How common is the surname Helle?: 1,877 people in the United States had the surname Helle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,489 Americans. It ranked 15,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Helle?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Helle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Is the surname Helle getting more or less common?: More common. 1,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,877 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Helle also a first name?: Yes. Helle 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.