How common is the surname Hentges?

1,593 people in the United States had the surname Hentges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. It ranked 17,639th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hentges?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hentges identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Hentges getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,593 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Hentges

A surname, carried by 1,593 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hentges is more common than 89.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,593 people named Hentges in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,613.

#17,639

rank among US surnames

1,593

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,427)

Who is named Hentges

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

97% of people named Hentges identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hentges

Hentges has the Soundex code H532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H532.

Questions

How common is the surname Hentges?: 1,593 people in the United States had the surname Hentges in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,814 Americans. It ranked 17,639th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hentges?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hentges identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Hentges getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,593 in 2010, down 1.2%.