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    The surname Helmers

    A surname, carried by 1,228 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H456

    Helmers: #21,330 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Helmers #21,330, 1,228 people Helmers: #21,330 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Helmers #21,330, 1,228 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Helmers is more common than 86.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,228 people named Helmers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,421 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,159.

    #21,330
    rank among US surnames
    1,228
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6%
    change since 2000 (was #21,113)

    Who is named Helmers

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

    96% of people named Helmers identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Helmers

    Helmers has the Soundex code H456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H456.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Helmers?
    1,228 people in the United States had the surname Helmers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,421 Americans. It ranked 21,330th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Helmers?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Helmers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Helmers getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,228 in 2010, up 6.0%.