How common is the surname Hellman?

3,360 people in the United States had the surname Hellman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,889 Americans. It ranked 9,661st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hellman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hellman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hellman?

Lillian Hellman, American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984), followed by Martin Edward Hellman.

Where is the surname Hellman most common?

Wikidata records people named Hellman in the United States.

Is the surname Hellman getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,469 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,360 in 2010, down 25%.

The surname Hellman

A surname, carried by 3,360 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hellman is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,360 people named Hellman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,889 Americans. That is down 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,469.

#9,661

rank among US surnames

3,360

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-24.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,923)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,652	Pecoraro	3,362	91,834
#9,658	Durrett	3,361	91,861
#9,661	Hellman	3,360	91,889
#9,664	Dinardo	3,359	91,916
#9,666	Kennelly	3,358	91,943
#9,667	Oliveri	3,357	91,971
#9,669	Shear	3,356	91,998

Who is named Hellman

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

94% of people named Hellman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hellmans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984)
Martin Edward Hellman
American cryptologist (born 1945)
Monte Hellman
American film director, film producer and film editor (1932–2021)
Jerome Hellman
American film producer (1928-2021)
Clarisse Doris Hellman
American historian of science (1910–1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hellman

Hellman has the Soundex code H455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H455.

Questions

How common is the surname Hellman?: 3,360 people in the United States had the surname Hellman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,889 Americans. It ranked 9,661st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hellman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hellman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hellman?: Lillian Hellman, American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984), followed by Martin Edward Hellman.
Where is the surname Hellman most common?: Wikidata records people named Hellman in the United States.
Is the surname Hellman getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,469 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,360 in 2010, down 25%.