How common is the surname Hennig?

2,415 people in the United States had the surname Hennig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,845 Americans. It ranked 12,775th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hennig?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hennig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hennig?

Shelley Hennig, American actress and model (born 1987), followed by Curt Hennig.

Where is the surname Hennig most common?

Wikidata records people named Hennig in the United States.

Is the surname Hennig getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,415 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Hennig

A surname, carried by 2,415 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hennig is more common than 92.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,415 people named Hennig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,845 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,421.

#12,775

rank among US surnames

2,415

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,848)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,766	Stalter	2,417	127,739
#12,772	Stiner	2,416	127,792
#12,775	Hennig	2,415	127,845
#12,782	Garibaldi	2,414	127,898

Who is named Hennig

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

94% of people named Hennig identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

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 Hennigs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shelley Hennig
American actress and model (born 1987)
Curt Hennig
American professional wrestler (1958–2003)
Amy Hennig
American video game writer and director, born 1964
Edward Hennig
American gymnast (1879-1960)
Larry Hennig
American professional wrestler (1936-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hennig

Hennig 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 Hennig?: 2,415 people in the United States had the surname Hennig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,845 Americans. It ranked 12,775th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hennig?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hennig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hennig?: Shelley Hennig, American actress and model (born 1987), followed by Curt Hennig.
Where is the surname Hennig most common?: Wikidata records people named Hennig in the United States.
Is the surname Hennig getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,415 in 2010, down 0.2%.