How common is the surname Hessel?

1,042 people in the United States had the surname Hessel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. It ranked 24,137th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hessel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hessel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hessel?

Katy Hessel, British art historian, broadcaster, writer and curator.

Where is the surname Hessel most common?

Wikidata records people named Hessel in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hessel getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,042 in 2010, down 16%.

The surname Hessel

A surname, carried by 1,042 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hessel is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,042 people named Hessel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,233.

#24,137

rank among US surnames

1,042

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-15.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,111)

Who is named Hessel

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

95% of people named Hessel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hessels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katy Hessel
British art historian, broadcaster, writer and curator, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hessel

Hessel has the Soundex code H240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H240.

Questions

How common is the surname Hessel?: 1,042 people in the United States had the surname Hessel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,301 Americans. It ranked 24,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hessel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hessel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hessel?: Katy Hessel, British art historian, broadcaster, writer and curator.
Where is the surname Hessel most common?: Wikidata records people named Hessel in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Hessel getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,042 in 2010, down 16%.