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    The surname Hempstead

    An English surname, carried by 1,315 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H512

    Hempstead: #20,239 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hempstead #20,239, 1,315 people Hempstead: #20,239 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hempstead #20,239, 1,315 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hempstead is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hampstead.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,315 people named Hempstead in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,256.

    #20,239
    rank among US surnames
    1,315
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #19,813)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,232Musil1,316234,609
    #20,239Arista1,315234,787
    #20,248Gethers1,314234,966

    Who is named Hempstead

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

    79% of people named Hempstead identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hempsteads

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Stephen P. Hempstead
      American politician (1812-1883)

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hempstead come from?
    From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hampstead.
    How common is the surname Hempstead?
    1,315 people in the United States had the surname Hempstead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. It ranked 20,239th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hempstead?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Hempstead identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hempstead?
    Stephen P. Hempstead, American politician (1812-1883).
    Where is the surname Hempstead most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hempstead in the United States.
    Is the surname Hempstead getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,315 in 2010, up 4.7%.