How common is the surname Henke?

7,566 people in the United States had the surname Henke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,807 Americans. It ranked 4,690th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Henke?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Henke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Henke?

Brad William Henke, American actor and football player (1966–2022).

Where is the surname Henke most common?

Wikidata records people named Henke in the United States.

Is the surname Henke getting more or less common?

More common. 7,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,566 in 2010, up 0.1%.

The surname Henke

A surname, carried by 7,566 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Henke is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,566 people named Henke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,807 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 7,557.

#4,690

rank among US surnames

7,566

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,683	Valente	7,580	40,732
#4,684	Stidham	7,579	40,737
#4,685	Saxon	7,576	40,753
#4,686	Bethel	7,573	40,769
#4,687	Pearl	7,570	40,785
#4,688	Timmerman	7,569	40,791
#4,689	Lemieux	7,567	40,802

Who is named Henke

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

96% of people named Henke identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Henkes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brad William Henke
American actor and football player (1966–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Henke

Henke has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

How common is the surname Henke?: 7,566 people in the United States had the surname Henke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,807 Americans. It ranked 4,690th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Henke?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Henke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Henke?: Brad William Henke, American actor and football player (1966–2022).
Where is the surname Henke most common?: Wikidata records people named Henke in the United States.
Is the surname Henke getting more or less common?: More common. 7,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,566 in 2010, up 0.1%.