How common is the surname Huey?

9,800 people in the United States had the surname Huey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,505 Americans. It ranked 3,625th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Huey getting more or less common?

Less common. 9,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,800 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Huey

A surname, carried by 9,800 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huey is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,800 people named Huey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,505 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,881.

#3,625

rank among US surnames

9,800

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,318)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,616	Canada	9,819	31,444
#3,617	Witte	9,816	31,453
#3,619	Johansen	9,815	31,456
#3,620	Delrio	9,814	31,460
#3,621	Guenther	9,809	31,476
#3,622	Taggart	9,808	31,479
#3,623	Renfro	9,806	31,485

Who is named Huey

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

70% of people named Huey identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Huey

Huey has the Soundex code H000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H000.

Questions

How common is the surname Huey?: 9,800 people in the United States had the surname Huey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,505 Americans. It ranked 3,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Huey?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Huey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Huey getting more or less common?: Less common. 9,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,800 in 2010, down 0.8%.