How common is the surname Hiatt?

10,247 people in the United States had the surname Hiatt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,130 Americans. It ranked 3,486th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hiatt?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hiatt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hiatt?

John Hiatt, American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter; (born 1952).

Where is the surname Hiatt most common?

Wikidata records people named Hiatt in the United States.

Is the surname Hiatt getting more or less common?

More common. 10,096 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,247 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Hiatt also a first name?

Yes. Hiatt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hiatt

A surname, carried by 10,247 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hiatt is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,247 people named Hiatt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,130 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,096.

#3,486

rank among US surnames

10,247

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,477	Easton	10,276	30,045
#3,479	Rojo	10,275	30,048
#3,480	Motley	10,274	30,051
#3,481	Ballesteros	10,261	30,089
#3,482	Lindley	10,260	30,092
#3,483	Caputo	10,257	30,101
#3,484	Steed	10,250	30,122

Who is named Hiatt

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

94% of people named Hiatt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hiatts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hiatt
American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter; (born 1952)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hiatt

Hiatt has the Soundex code H300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H300.

Questions

How common is the surname Hiatt?: 10,247 people in the United States had the surname Hiatt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,130 Americans. It ranked 3,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hiatt?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hiatt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hiatt?: John Hiatt, American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter; (born 1952).
Where is the surname Hiatt most common?: Wikidata records people named Hiatt in the United States.
Is the surname Hiatt getting more or less common?: More common. 10,096 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,247 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Hiatt also a first name?: Yes. Hiatt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.