How common is the surname Hiers?

2,812 people in the United States had the surname Hiers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,796 Americans. It ranked 11,241st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hiers?

Walter Hiers, American actor (1893-1933).

Where is the surname Hiers most common?

Wikidata records people named Hiers in the United States.

Is the surname Hiers getting more or less common?

More common. 2,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,812 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Hiers

A surname, carried by 2,812 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H620

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,812 people named Hiers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,796 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,676.

#11,241

rank among US surnames

2,812

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,912)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,236	Walkup	2,813	109,757
#11,241	Scoville	2,812	109,796
#11,248	Hemenway	2,811	109,835
#11,250	Stucker	2,810	109,874

Who is named Hiers

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

87% of people named Hiers identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hierss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Hiers
American actor (1893-1933)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hiers

Hiers has the Soundex code H620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H620.

Questions

How common is the surname Hiers?: 2,812 people in the United States had the surname Hiers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,796 Americans. It ranked 11,241st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hiers?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Hiers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hiers?: Walter Hiers, American actor (1893-1933).
Where is the surname Hiers most common?: Wikidata records people named Hiers in the United States.
Is the surname Hiers getting more or less common?: More common. 2,676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,812 in 2010, up 5.1%.