How common is the surname Hirt?

2,810 people in the United States had the surname Hirt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,874 Americans. It ranked 11,250th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hirt?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hirt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hirt?

Al Hirt, American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999).

Where is the surname Hirt most common?

Wikidata records people named Hirt in the United States.

Is the surname Hirt getting more or less common?

More common. 2,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,810 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Hirt

A surname, carried by 2,810 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H630

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,810 people named Hirt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,874 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,753.

#11,250

rank among US surnames

2,810

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,665)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,241	Scoville	2,812	109,796
#11,248	Hemenway	2,811	109,835
#11,250	Stucker	2,810	109,874
#11,256	Craighead	2,809	109,913
#11,257	Sterrett	2,808	109,952

Who is named Hirt

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

94% of people named Hirt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hirts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hirt

Hirt has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

Questions

How common is the surname Hirt?: 2,810 people in the United States had the surname Hirt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,874 Americans. It ranked 11,250th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hirt?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hirt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hirt?: Al Hirt, American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999).
Where is the surname Hirt most common?: Wikidata records people named Hirt in the United States.
Is the surname Hirt getting more or less common?: More common. 2,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,810 in 2010, up 2.1%.