How common is the surname Heyman?

2,838 people in the United States had the surname Heyman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,790 Americans. It ranked 11,154th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Heyman?

Paul Heyman, American professional wrestling promoter, followed by Michelle Heyman.

Where is the surname Heyman most common?

Wikidata records people named Heyman in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Heyman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,838 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Heyman

A surname, carried by 2,838 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heyman is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,838 people named Heyman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,790 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,789.

#11,154

rank among US surnames

2,838

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,553)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,146	Armand	2,841	108,675
#11,152	Lakes	2,840	108,713
#11,153	Litz	2,839	108,752
#11,154	Heyman	2,838	108,790
#11,156	Ranieri	2,837	108,828
#11,158	Stirling	2,836	108,867
#11,160	Helland	2,835	108,905

Who is named Heyman

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

92% of people named Heyman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heymans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Heyman
American professional wrestling promoter, born 1965
Michelle Heyman
Australian association football player, born 1988
Art Heyman
American basketball player (1941-2012)
Edward Heyman
American lyricist and producer (1907-1981)

Notable Heymans come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heyman

Heyman has the Soundex code H550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H550.

Questions

How common is the surname Heyman?: 2,838 people in the United States had the surname Heyman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,790 Americans. It ranked 11,154th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heyman?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Heyman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Heyman?: Paul Heyman, American professional wrestling promoter, followed by Michelle Heyman.
Where is the surname Heyman most common?: Wikidata records people named Heyman in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Heyman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,838 in 2010, up 1.8%.