How common is the surname Hieb?

1,342 people in the United States had the surname Hieb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,064 Americans. It ranked 19,976th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hieb?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hieb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hieb?

Richard Hieb, American astronaut.

Where is the surname Hieb most common?

Wikidata records people named Hieb in the United States.

Is the surname Hieb getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,351 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,342 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Hieb

A surname, carried by 1,342 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hieb is more common than 87.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,342 people named Hieb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,064 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,351.

#19,976

rank among US surnames

1,342

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,765)

Who is named Hieb

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

96% of people named Hieb identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hiebs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Hieb
American astronaut, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hieb

Hebb

Hieb has the Soundex code H100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H100.

Questions

How common is the surname Hieb?: 1,342 people in the United States had the surname Hieb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,064 Americans. It ranked 19,976th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hieb?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hieb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hieb?: Richard Hieb, American astronaut.
Where is the surname Hieb most common?: Wikidata records people named Hieb in the United States.
Is the surname Hieb getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,351 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,342 in 2010, down 0.7%.