How common is the surname Hellwig?

1,259 people in the United States had the surname Hellwig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,231 Americans. It ranked 20,926th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hellwig?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hellwig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hellwig?

The Ultimate Warrior, American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1959-2014).

Where is the surname Hellwig most common?

Wikidata records people named Hellwig in the United States.

Is the surname Hellwig getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,259 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Hellwig

A surname, carried by 1,259 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hellwig is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,259 people named Hellwig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,231 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,279.

#20,926

rank among US surnames

1,259

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,526)

Who is named Hellwig

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

94% of people named Hellwig identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hellwigs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

The Ultimate Warrior
American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1959-2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hellwig

Hellwig has the Soundex code H420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H420.

Questions

How common is the surname Hellwig?: 1,259 people in the United States had the surname Hellwig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,231 Americans. It ranked 20,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hellwig?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hellwig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hellwig?: The Ultimate Warrior, American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1959-2014).
Where is the surname Hellwig most common?: Wikidata records people named Hellwig in the United States.
Is the surname Hellwig getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,259 in 2010, down 1.6%.