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The surname Helsley

A German surname, carried by 1,376 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H424

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Helsley is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

Americanized spelling of German Hölzle.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,376 people named Helsley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,427.

#19,602
rank among US surnames
1,376
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
-3.6%
change since 2000 (was #18,025)

Who is named Helsley

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

93% of people named Helsley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 93%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
  • Two or more races 2.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Helsley

Helsley has the Soundex code H424, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H424.

Other German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Helsley come from?
Americanized spelling of German Hölzle.
How common is the surname Helsley?
1,376 people in the United States had the surname Helsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Helsley?
In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Helsley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Helsley getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,427 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, down 3.6%.