How common is the surname Huggard?

1,055 people in the United States had the surname Huggard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Huggard?

Eureka O'Hara, American drag queen.

Where is the surname Huggard most common?

Wikidata records people named Huggard in the United States.

Is the surname Huggard getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,489 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, down 29%.

The surname Huggard

A surname, carried by 1,055 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huggard is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,055 people named Huggard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. That is down 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,489.

#23,920

rank among US surnames

1,055

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-29.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,457)

Who is named Huggard

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

88% of people named Huggard identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Huggards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eureka O'Hara
American drag queen, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Huggard

Huggard has the Soundex code H263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H263.

Questions

How common is the surname Huggard?: 1,055 people in the United States had the surname Huggard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Huggard?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Huggard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Huggard?: Eureka O'Hara, American drag queen.
Where is the surname Huggard most common?: Wikidata records people named Huggard in the United States.
Is the surname Huggard getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,489 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, down 29%.