How common is the surname Her?

15,089 people in the United States had the surname Her in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,462 Americans. It ranked 2,404th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Her?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Her identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Her getting more or less common?

More common. 10,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,089 in 2010, up 45%.

The surname Her

A surname, carried by 15,089 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Her is more common than 98.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,089 people named Her in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,462 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,434.

#2,404

rank among US surnames

15,089

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+44.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,159)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,395	Mohammed	15,132	20,403
#2,396	Purdy	15,126	20,412
#2,398	Falcon	15,125	20,413
#2,399	Flint	15,123	20,416
#2,401	Wagoner	15,118	20,422
#2,402	Fajardo	15,100	20,447
#2,403	Briones	15,098	20,449

Who is named Her

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

95% of people named Her identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Her

Her has the Soundex code H600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H600.

Questions

How common is the surname Her?: 15,089 people in the United States had the surname Her in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,462 Americans. It ranked 2,404th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Her?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Her identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Her getting more or less common?: More common. 10,434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,089 in 2010, up 45%.