How common is the surname Hemphill?

13,495 people in the United States had the surname Hemphill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,879 Americans. It ranked 2,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hemphill?

Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist (1938-1995), followed by John Hemphill.

Where is the surname Hemphill most common?

Wikidata records people named Hemphill in the United States.

Is the surname Hemphill getting more or less common?

More common. 13,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,495 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Hemphill

A surname, carried by 13,495 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H514

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hemphill is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,495 people named Hemphill in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,879 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,054.

#2,672

rank among US surnames

13,495

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,542)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,663	Solorio	13,537	22,808
#2,664	Garvin	13,536	22,809
#2,665	Jaime	13,532	22,816
#2,666	Stamper	13,528	22,823
#2,667	Edmondson	13,524	22,829
#2,669	Pool	13,505	22,862
#2,670	Bearden	13,499	22,872

Who is named Hemphill

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

61% of people named Hemphill identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hemphills

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist (1938-1995)
John Hemphill
American politician (1803-1862)
Jessie Mae Hemphill
American country blues guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (1923–2006)
Essex Hemphill
American poet and writer (1957–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hemphill

Hempel

Hemphill has the Soundex code H514, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H514.

Questions

How common is the surname Hemphill?: 13,495 people in the United States had the surname Hemphill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,879 Americans. It ranked 2,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hemphill?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Hemphill identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hemphill?: Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist (1938-1995), followed by John Hemphill.
Where is the surname Hemphill most common?: Wikidata records people named Hemphill in the United States.
Is the surname Hemphill getting more or less common?: More common. 13,054 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,495 in 2010, up 3.4%.