How common is the surname Hemsley?

1,024 people in the United States had the surname Hemsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 301,509 Americans. It ranked 24,446th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hemsley?

Sherman Hemsley, American actor (1938–2012), followed by William Hemsley.

Where is the surname Hemsley most common?

Wikidata records people named Hemsley in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Hemsley getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,024 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Hemsley

A surname, carried by 1,024 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hemsley is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,024 people named Hemsley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 301,509 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,025.

#24,446

rank among US surnames

1,024

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #23,221)

Who is named Hemsley

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

65% of people named Hemsley identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%

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 Hemsleys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sherman Hemsley
American actor (1938–2012)
William Hemsley
British botanist (1843-1924)
Estelle Hemsley
American actress (1887-1968)
Triple H
American professional wrestler, born 1969
Stephanie McMahon
American professional wrestler and executive, born 1976

Notable Hemsleys come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hemsley

Hemsley has the Soundex code H524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H524.

Questions

How common is the surname Hemsley?: 1,024 people in the United States had the surname Hemsley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 301,509 Americans. It ranked 24,446th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hemsley?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Hemsley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hemsley?: Sherman Hemsley, American actor (1938–2012), followed by William Hemsley.
Where is the surname Hemsley most common?: Wikidata records people named Hemsley in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Hemsley getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,024 in 2010, down 0.1%.