How common is the surname Hemingway?

5,970 people in the United States had the surname Hemingway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,716 Americans. It ranked 5,794th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hemingway?

Ernest Hemingway, American author and journalist (1899–1961), followed by Mariel Hemingway.

Where is the surname Hemingway most common?

Wikidata records people named Hemingway in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Hemingway?

Hemingway is /ˈhɛmɪŋ.weɪ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Hemingway getting more or less common?

More common. 5,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,970 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Hemingway

A surname, carried by 5,970 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɛmɪŋ.weɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex H552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hemingway is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,970 people named Hemingway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,716 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,581.

#5,794

rank among US surnames

5,970

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #5,699)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,788	Hossain	5,978	51,647
#5,790	Hubbell	5,977	51,656
#5,791	Izquierdo	5,974	51,682
#5,794	Costanzo	5,970	51,716
#5,796	Slate	5,969	51,725

Who is named Hemingway

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

57% of people named Hemingway identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hemingways

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
Mariel Hemingway
American actress and author, born 1961
Margaux Hemingway
American fashion model and actress, 1954–1996
Dree Hemingway
American model and actress, born 1987
Matt Hemingway
American Olympic high jumper, born 1972
Toby Hemingway
British actor, born 1983
Gloria Hemingway
American physician (1931-2001)
Patrick Hemingway
American author, safari guide, son to Ernest Hemingway (1928–2025)
Grace Hall Hemingway
American painter, 1872–1951
Anthony Hemingway
American film and television director, born 1977
Leicester Hemingway
American writer (1915-1982)
John Hemingway
American writer, born 1960

Notable Hemingways come mostly from the United States (11) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Hemmingway

Surnames that sound like Hemingway

Hemingway has the Soundex code H552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H552.

Questions

How common is the surname Hemingway?: 5,970 people in the United States had the surname Hemingway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,716 Americans. It ranked 5,794th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hemingway?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Hemingway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hemingway?: Ernest Hemingway, American author and journalist (1899–1961), followed by Mariel Hemingway.
Where is the surname Hemingway most common?: Wikidata records people named Hemingway in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Hemingway?: Hemingway is /ˈhɛmɪŋ.weɪ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Hemingway getting more or less common?: More common. 5,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,970 in 2010, up 7.0%.
What are other spellings of Hemingway?: Hemmingway.