How common is the surname Hern?

2,865 people in the United States had the surname Hern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,765 Americans. It ranked 11,079th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hern?

In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Hern identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hern?

Kevin Hern, American politician (born 1961).

Where is the surname Hern most common?

Wikidata records people named Hern in the United States.

Is the surname Hern getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,865 in 2010, down 8.0%.

The surname Hern

A surname, carried by 2,865 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hern is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,865 people named Hern in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,765 Americans. That is down 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,114.

#11,079

rank among US surnames

2,865

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-8%

change since 2000 (was #9,576)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,073	Kappel	2,869	107,614
#11,076	Kiely	2,868	107,652
#11,078	Thielen	2,867	107,689
#11,079	Leber	2,865	107,765
#11,081	Emmanuel	2,864	107,802
#11,086	Mauck	2,863	107,840

Who is named Hern

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

79% of people named Hern identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin Hern
American politician (born 1961)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hern

Hern has the Soundex code H650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H650.

Questions

How common is the surname Hern?: 2,865 people in the United States had the surname Hern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,765 Americans. It ranked 11,079th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hern?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Hern identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hern?: Kevin Hern, American politician (born 1961).
Where is the surname Hern most common?: Wikidata records people named Hern in the United States.
Is the surname Hern getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,865 in 2010, down 8.0%.